叫化子 (jiào huā zi) — beggar

Definition

Colloquial, slightly old-fashioned word for 'beggar.' More literary than 乞丐.

noun
beggar
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 叫化子
    Nà ge jiào huā zi zài jiē shàng xiàng lù rén qǐ tǎo.
    That beggar was begging from passersby on the street.
  • 叫化子
    Jiù shè huì lǐ, jiào huā zi de shēng huó fēi cháng jiān nán.
    In the old society, a beggar's life was very hard.
  • 叫化子
    Tā nián qīng shí céng dāng guò jiào huā zi.
    When he was young, he once worked as a beggar.

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