可怜 (可憐) kělián

  1. kělián adjective pitiful; pathetic
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '可憐'; Guoyu '可憐' 1)
  2. kělián verb to take pity on
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '可憐' 2)
  3. kělián verb to attract love; to be cute
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 惹人喜爱 (Guoyu '可憐' 3)
  4. kělián verb to attract envy
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 惹人羨慕 (Guoyu '可憐' 4)

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