No.
"Oh dear me!" is a rather old-fashioned expression of surprise and a bit of shock.

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"Dear me" can express sympathy, I want to ask when a beggar want to get the sympathy, can he say "Dear me"?
No.
"Oh dear me!" is a rather old-fashioned expression of surprise and a bit of shock.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
"Dear me" can express sympathy, I want to ask when a beggar want to get the sympathy, can he say "Dear me"?
As Barb says, "Dear me" is a slightly old-fashioned term that usually expresses surprise or concern:
"Dear me, look at the time. I must head home before it gets dark."
"Dear me, where on earth have I put my glasses?"
The phrase "poor dear" expresses sympathy.
"You poor dear, you mustn't let this accident upset you".
I can imagine a beggar, particularly in a literary context, saying "Pity me", "Take/Have pity on me".
not a teacher
The beggar might also say "Poor me". Here, "poor" does not mean "not rich" (although of course that is true of a beggar) but it means "Unfortunate me".
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
You mean "Dear me" can be used in a begging situation. If so what's the difference between "Dear me" and "Poor me"?
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Last edited by sdire; 15-Aug-2012 at 16:00.
But according to Oxford Dictionary, it can also express sympathy. Does it only show sympathy to others or ask sympathy form others?
'Dear me' is not used to elicit sympathy from others. Barb and JMurray have explained how it is used.
Thank you very much. I understand
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