討〔讨〕 tou² {tǎo}

(verb) To beg

討〔讨〕 tou² {tǎo}

1. to invite
2. to provoke
3. to demand or ask for
4. to send armed forces to suppress
5. to denounce or condemn
6. to marry (a woman)
7. to discuss or study

討價〔讨价〕 tou² gaa³ {tǎo jià}

Bargaining

討保〔讨-〕 tou² bou² {tǎo bǎo}

to ask for bail money

討取〔讨-〕 tou² ceoi² {tǎo qǔ}

1. to ask for
2. to demand

討俏〔讨-〕 tou² ciu³ {tǎo qiào}

1. deliberately provocative
2. saucy

討底〔讨-〕 tou² dai² {tǎo dǐ}

1. to enquire
2. to demand details

討飯〔讨饭〕 tou² faan⁶ {tǎo fàn}

1. to ask for food
2. to beg

討伐〔讨-〕 tou² fat⁶ {tǎo fá}

1. to suppress by armed force
2. to send a punitive expedition against
3. to crusade against

討教〔讨-〕 tou² gaau³ {tǎo jiào}

1. to consult
2. to ask for advice

討究〔讨-〕 tou² gau³ {tǎo jiū}

to investigate

討巧〔讨-〕 tou² haau² {tǎo qiǎo}

1. to act cleverly to get what one desires
2. to get the best at least expense

討乞〔讨-〕 tou² hat¹ {tǎo qǐ}

1. to go begging
2. to ask for alms

討吃〔讨-〕 tou² hek³ {tǎo chī}

to beg for food

討海〔讨-〕 tou² hoi² {tǎo hǎi}

to make one's living from the sea

討好〔讨-〕 tou² hou² {tǎo hǎo}

1. to get the desired outcome
2. to win favor by fawning on sb
3. to curry favor with
4. a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

討人〔讨-〕 tou² jan⁴ {tǎo rén}

(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute

討厭〔讨厌〕 tou² jim³ {tǎo yàn}

1. to dislike
2. to loathe
3. disagreeable
4. troublesome
5. annoying

討嫌〔讨-〕 tou² jim⁴ {tǎo xián}

1. disagreeable
2. hateful
3. a pain in the neck

討饒〔讨饶〕 tou² jiu⁴ {tǎo ráo}

1. to beg for mercy
2. to ask for forgiveness

討擾〔讨扰〕 tou² jiu⁵ {tǎo rǎo}

1. I beg to disturb you
2. I trespass on your hospitality
3. Thank you for your hospitality!

討論〔讨论〕 tou² leon⁶ {tǎo lùn}

1. to discuss
2. to talk over
3. CL: 個

討米〔讨-〕 tou² mai⁵ {tǎo mǐ}

to beg for food

討平〔讨-〕 tou² ping⁴ {tǎo píng}

1. to put down (an uprising)
2. to pacify

討小〔讨-〕 tou² siu² {tǎo xiǎo}

(coll.) to take a concubine

討還〔讨还〕 tou² waan⁴ {tǎo huán}

1. to ask for sth back
2. to recover

討債〔讨债〕 tou² zaai³ {tǎo zhài}

to demand repayment

討賬〔讨账〕 tou² zoeng³ {tǎo zhàng}

1. to demand payment
2. to collect overdue payment

討人厭〔讨-厌〕 tou² jan⁴ jim³ {tǎo rén yàn}

horrid

討人嫌〔讨--〕 tou² jan⁴ jim⁴ {tǎo rén xián}

1. unpleasant
2. disagreeable

討厭鬼〔讨厌-〕 tou² jim³ gwai² {tǎo yàn guǐ}

1. disgusting person
2. slob

討論班〔讨论-〕 tou² leon⁶ baan¹ {tǎo lùn bān}

1. seminar
2. workshop

討論區〔讨论区〕 tou² leon⁶ keoi¹ {tǎo lùn qū}

1. forum (esp. online)
2. discussion area
3. feedback

討論會〔讨论会〕 tou² leon⁶ wui² {tǎo lùn huì}

1. symposium
2. discussion forum

討便宜〔讨--〕 tou² pin⁴ ji⁴ {tǎo pián yi}

1. to look for a bargain
2. to seek advantage
3. to try to gain at expense of others

討生活〔讨--〕 tou² sang¹ wut⁶ {tǎo shēng huó}

1. to eke out a living
2. to live from hand to mouth
3. to drift aimlessly

討價還價〔讨价还价〕 tou² gaa³ waan⁴ gaa³ {tǎojiàhuánjià}

(verb) Bargain

討價還價〔讨价还价〕 tou² gaa³ waan⁴ gaa³ {tǎo jià huán jià}

to haggle over price

討好賣乖〔讨-卖-〕 tou² hou² maai⁶ gwaai¹ {tǎo hǎo mài guāi}

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

討人喜歡〔讨--欢〕 tou² jan⁴ hei² fun¹ {tǎo rén xǐ huan}

1. to attract people's affection
2. charming
3. delightful