叫化子 (jiào huā) — beggar

Definition

Examples

• 那个叫化子在街上向路人乞讨。
  Nà ge jiào huā zài jiē shàng xiàng lù rén qǐ tǎo.
  That beggar was begging from passersby on the street.
• 旧社会里，叫化子的生活非常艰难。
  Jiù shè huì lǐ, jiào huā de shēng huó fēi cháng jiān nán.
  In the old society, a beggar's life was very hard.
• 他年轻时曾当过叫化子。
  Tā nián qīng shí céng dāng guò jiào huā.
  When he was young, he once worked as a beggar.