Can "Dear me" be used in a begging situation?

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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"?
 

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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"?

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".


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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".
 

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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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But according to Oxford Dictionary, it can also express sympathy. Does it only show sympathy to others or ask sympathy form others?
 

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'Dear me' is not used to elicit sympathy from others. Barb and JMurray have explained how it is used.
 

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Thank you very much. I understand
 
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