請〔请〕 cing² {qǐng}

(verb) hire

請〔请〕 cing² {qǐng}

1. to ask
2. to invite
3. please (do sth)
4. to treat (to a meal etc)
5. to request

請槍〔请枪〕 ceng² coeng¹ {qǐng qiāng}

hiring someone to handle one's own duty or work; hiring someone to do an exam on one's behalf

請客〔请-〕 ceng² haak³ {qǐng kè}

(verb) Treat someone to dinner/lunch

請飲〔请饮〕 ceng² jam² {qǐng yǐn}

being invited to the wedding or a formal banquet

請鎗〔请-〕 cing² coeng¹ {qǐng chēng}

paying someone to inpersonate or disguise as one (slang)

請求〔请-〕 cing² kau⁴ {qǐng qiú}

1. demand 2. ask for 3. to beg

請命〔请-〕 cing² ming⁶ {qǐng mìng}

To plead on somebody's behalf

請假〔请-〕 ceng² gaa³ {qǐng jià}

to request leave of absence

請柬〔请-〕 ceng² gaan² {qǐng jiǎn}

1. invitation card
2. written invitation

請客〔请-〕 ceng² haak³ {qǐng kè}

1. to give a dinner party
2. to entertain guests
3. to invite to dinner

請示〔请-〕 ceng² si⁶ {qǐng shì}

to ask for instructions

請帖〔请-〕 ceng² tip³ {qǐng tiě}

1. invitation card
2. written invitation

請便〔请-〕 cing² bin⁶ {qǐng biàn}

1. Please do as you wish!
2. You are welcome to do whatever you like!
3. Please make yourself at home.

請辭〔请辞〕 cing² ci⁴ {qǐng cí}

to ask sb to resign from a post

請調〔请调〕 cing² diu⁶ {qǐng diào}

to request a transfer

請教〔请-〕 cing² gaau³ {qǐng jiào}

1. to ask for guidance
2. to consult

請功〔请-〕 cing² gung¹ {qǐng gōng}

1. to request recognition for sb's merits
2. to recommend sb for promotion or an award

請看〔请-〕 cing² hon³ {qǐng kàn}

1. please see ...
2. vide

請纓〔请缨〕 cing² jing¹ {qǐng yīng}

1. to volunteer for military service
2. to offer oneself for an assignment

請願〔请愿〕 cing² jyun⁶ {qǐng yuàn}

petition (for action to be taken)

請求〔请-〕 cing² kau⁴ {qǐng qiú}

1. to request
2. to ask
3. request
4. CL: 個

請問〔请问〕 cing² man⁶ {qǐng wèn}

Excuse me, may I ask...?

請安〔请-〕 cing² on¹ {qǐng ān}

1. to pay respects
2. to wish good health
3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千)

請援〔请-〕 cing² wun⁴ {qǐng yuán}

1. to request help
2. to appeal (for assistance)

請罪〔请-〕 cing² zeoi⁶ {qǐng zuì}

1. to apologize humbly
2. to beg forgiveness

請進〔请进〕 cing² zeon³ {qǐng jìn}

"please come in"

請喝茶〔请--〕 ceng² hot³ caa⁴ {qǐng hē chá}

1. (lit.) to invite to tea
2. (fig.) (of police etc) to interrogate sb about their subversive political activities and warn them against further involvement

請願書〔请愿书〕 cing² jyun⁶ syu¹ {qǐng yuàn shū}

petition

請飲咖啡〔请饮--〕 ceng² jam² gaa³ fe¹ {qǐng yǐn kā fēi}

to invite for coffee; (ICAC) to bring in a suspect for interrogation

請別見怪〔请别见-〕 cing² bit⁶ gin³ gwaai³ {qǐng bié jiàn guài}

1. please don't be upset
2. no hard feelings
3. absit iniuria verbis
4. let injury by words be absent

請多關照〔请-关-〕 cing² do¹ gwaan¹ ziu³ {qǐng duō guān zhào}

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

請君入甕〔请--瓮〕 cing² gwan¹ jap⁶ ung³ {qǐng jūn rù wèng}

1. lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
2. fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

請求寬恕〔请-宽-〕 cing² kau⁴ fun¹ syu³ {qǐng qiú kuān shù}

1. to sue for mercy
2. to ask for forgiveness
3. begging for magnanimity

請勿打擾〔请--扰〕 cing² mat⁶ daa² jiu⁵ {qǐng wù dǎ rǎo}

please do not disturb

請勿吸煙〔请--烟〕 cing² mat⁶ kap¹ jin¹ {qǐng wù xī yān}

1. No smoking
2. Please do not smoke

請您回復〔请--复〕 cing² nei⁵ wui⁴ fuk⁶ {qǐng nín huí fù}

1. repondez s'il vous plait
2. R.S.V.P.
3. please reply

請將不如激將〔请将---将〕 cing² zoeng³ bat¹ jyu⁴ gik¹ zoeng³ {qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng}

1. lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general
2. fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

請神容易送神難〔请-----难〕 ceng² san⁴ jung⁴ ji⁶ sung³ san⁴ naan⁴ {qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán}

it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away