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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可怜虫 、 可怜见 、 可怜巴巴 、 可怜兮兮

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• Chapter 32: The First Bhiksunis 第卅二章　最初的比丘尼 The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha 《釋迦牟尼佛傳》 — count: 4
• My Clothing, Food, Housing, and Transport 我的衣食住行 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 1 - Life 1 《百年佛緣1－生活篇1》 — count: 4
• My Interaction with the Media 我與媒體的互動 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 4
• Me and Promoting the Dharma in Prisons 我的監獄弘法 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 4 - Social Affinities 2 《百年佛緣4－社緣篇2》 — count: 4
• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 3
• Mahakasyapa: Foremost in Austerities - 8 Transforming a Poor Old Lady to be Reborn in Heaven 大迦葉－－頭陀第一 (8) 度貧婆生天 The Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha 《十大弟子傳》 — count: 3
• A Roaming Monk Wanders the World 雲水行腳走天下 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 11 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 1 《百年佛緣11－行佛篇1》 — count: 3
• Discussion on Images of Ghosts 論鬼的形象 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 3
• Chapter 3: Honesty is Important - Gasping for Breath 卷三　誠實的重要 喘一口氣 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 3
• The View of Humanistic Buddhism Towards Some Problems - 2 A Buddhist View of Morality (Speech in Taipei at Zhongshan Hall) 人間佛教對一些問題的看法 第二篇　佛教的道德觀(講於臺北中山堂) Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 3

Collocations

• 好可怜 (好可憐) 四位老人家站在外面好可憐 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 7: Buddhist Wedding 第七講‧佛化婚禮 — count: 14
• 真可怜 (真可憐) 真可憐 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 3 - A Moment, A Lifetime 《迷悟之間(三)無常的真理》, Wealth of the Virtuous 聖人的財富 — count: 5
• 怪可怜 (怪可憐) 想想人生也怪可憐的 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》, Baggage 包　袱 — count: 4
• 可怜可怜 (可憐可憐) 請可憐可憐地球吧 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》, Chapter 3: Honesty is Important - Gasping for Breath 卷三　誠實的重要 喘一口氣 — count: 4
• 可怜雏妓 (可憐雛妓) 可憐雛妓年紀小 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 2: Teaching and Transforming through Spiritual Practice Responsibility 第二冊 教化修行責任 — count: 4
• 真是可怜 (真是可憐) 真是可憐天下父母心啊 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 3 - A Moment, A Lifetime 《迷悟之間(三)無常的真理》, Practice Filial Piety Here and Now 孝順要及時 — count: 4
• 这位可怜 (這位可憐) 那知這位可憐的母親 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Japan 日本 — count: 4
• 一个可怜 (一個可憐) 光緒是一個可憐的皇帝 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》, Sandwich Cookie 夾心餅乾 — count: 3
• 可怜地 (可憐地) 可憐地 — Buddhist Affinities over a Century 4 - Social Affinities 2 《百年佛緣4－社緣篇2》, The Marvel of One-Stroke Calligraphy 一筆字的奇事 — count: 3
• 可怜飞蛾 (可憐飛蛾) 為了可憐飛蛾的撲火 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (1) 人間佛教的藍圖（上） — count: 2