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要饭

yào fàn

2-character word Traditional 要飯

What 要饭 means

1. to beg (for food or money)

The characters in 要饭

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 饭fàncooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan

Sounds the same

Read yào fàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 要犯major criminal

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