Definition
叫化子 is a variant form of 叫花子 (jiào huā zi), meaning 'beggar'. It is a noun referring to a person who lives by begging. The form 叫化子 is less common but still encountered in older texts or dialects.
n
beggar
Examples
- 叫化子。Nà ge jiào huā zài jiē shàng xiàng lùrén qǐtǎo.That beggar was begging from passersby on the street.
- ，叫化子。Jiù shèhuì lǐ, jiào huā de shēnghuó fēicháng jiānnán.In the old society, a beggar's life was very hard.
- 叫化子。Tā niánqīng shí céng dāng guò jiào huā.When he was young, he once worked as a beggar.
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