Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- lián
English
- pity, sympathize
- to pity
- to sympathize with; to pity
粵語
- 為不幸遭遇而傷感
Variants
Words containing 憐
- 可憐ho2 lin4
pitiful
- 憐憫lin4 man5
to take pity on
- 憐愛lin4 oi3
to have tender affection for
- 憐恤lin4 seot1
to take pity
- 憐惜lin4 sik1
to take pity on
- 自憐zi6 lin4
self-pity
- 愛憐oi3 lin4
to show tenderness
- 可憐蟲ho2 lin4 cung4
pitiful creature
- 哀憐oi1 lin4
to feel compassion for; to pity
- 乞憐hat1 lin4
to beg for pity
- 搖尾乞憐jiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
- 可憐見ho2 lin4 gin3
(coll.) pitiable; to have pity on sb
- 可憐巴巴ho2 lin4 baa1 baa1
pathetic
- 同病相憐tung4 beng6 soeng1 lin4
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
- 顧影自憐gu3 jing2 zi6 lin4
lit. looking at one's shadow and feeling sorry for oneself (idiom)
- 憐香惜玉lin4 hoeng1 sik1 juk6
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
- 楚楚可憐co2 co2 ho2 lin4
(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable
- 憐悧lin4 lei4
see 伶俐[ling2 li4]
- 真可憐啊zan1 ho2 lin4 aa3
- 自艾自憐zi6 ngaai6 zi6 lin4
(idiom) to feel sorry for oneself
- 乞哀告憐hat1 oi1 gou3 lin4
begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
- 可憐兮兮ho2 lin4 hai4 hai4
miserable
- 由憐生愛jau4 lin4 sang1 oi3
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
- 惜香憐玉sik1 hoeng1 lin4 juk6
see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]