piteously beg help from;beg for mercy ❍ 荒时暴月，向亲友～，借得几斗几升，敷衍三日五日，债务丛集，如牛负重。(《毛泽东选集》7) In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends,borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days,and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.
乞哀告怜qǐ āi ɡào lián
乞：乞讨；哀：怜悯；告：请求。乞求他人的怜悯。piteously beg for help, beg for mercy, beg for pity