憐 [怜]

Jyutping lin4
Pinyin lián

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pity
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to pity/to sympathize with/to love tenderly/to care for
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    為​不幸遭遇​而​傷感
    to sympathize with; to pity
    • 同病相憐
      同病相怜
      tung4 beng6 soeng1 lin4
      Sufferers of the same disease or problem sympathize each other.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to pity; to sympathize
  2. character
    to love tenderly
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pity, sympathize
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    POII
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    PFDQ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #135
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个可怜的年轻人最后成为了一个了不起的艺术家。
    這個可憐的年輕人最後成為了一個了不起的藝術家。
    zhè ge kě lián de nián qīng rén zuì hòu chéng wéi le yí gè liǎo bu qǐ de yì shù jiā 。
    • The poor young man finally became a great artist.
  2. Mandarin
    我们在院子里发现了一只可怜的小猫。
    我們在院子裏發現了一隻可憐的小貓。
    wǒ men zài yuàn zi lǐ fā xiàn le yī zhī kě lián de xiǎo māo 。
    • We found a poor little kitten in the yard.
  3. Mandarin
    这里附近的电话亭少得可怜。
    這裏附近的電話亭少得可憐。
    zhè lǐ fù jìn de diàn huà tíng shǎo dé kě lián 。
    • Telephone booths are as scarce as hen's teeth around here.
  4. Mandarin
    可怜!
    可憐!
    kě lián !
    • What a pity!
    • How unfortunate!
    • Have pity on me!
  5. Mandarin
    这可怜的女孩瞎了。
    這可憐的女孩瞎了。
    zhè kě lián de nǚ hái xiā le 。
    • The poor girl went blind.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我觉得男人到咗三十岁仲要依赖公共交通工具好可怜。
    我覺得男人到咗三十歲仲要依賴公共交通工具好可憐。
    ngo5 gok3 dak1 naam4 jan2 dou3 zo2 saam1 sap6 seoi3 zung6 jiu3 ji1 laai6 gung1 gung6 gaau1 tung1 gung1 geoi6 hou2 ho2 lin4.
    • I think that it is pitiful for a man in his thirties to have complete reliance on public transport.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个党啲人剩系识屌票，话人唔顾全大局，从来唔识自我反省，落选都唔抵可怜。
    呢個黨啲人剩係識屌票，話人唔顧全大局，從來唔識自我反省，落選都唔抵可憐。
    nei1 go3 dong2 di1 jan4 zing6 hai6 sik1 diu2 piu3, waa6 jan4 m4 gu3 cyun4 daai6 guk6, cung4 loi4 m4 sik1 zi6 ngo5 faan2 sing2, lok6 syun2 dou1 m4 dai2 ho2 lin4.
    • The candidates of that party only knows how to criticise potential voters for not seeing the big picture, but never stop to reflect on their own shortcomings. It is not worth pitying that they lose the election.
  3. Cantonese
    落雨显得啲露宿者更加可怜。
    落雨顯得啲露宿者更加可憐。
    lok6 jyu5 hin2 dak1 di1 lou6 suk1 ze2 gang3 gaa1 ho2 lin4.
    • Raining makes homeless people look even more pitiful.
  4. Cantonese
    你唔好俾佢个可怜样呃到你啊，佢扮猪食老虎㗎咋。
    你唔好俾佢個可憐樣呃到你啊，佢扮豬食老虎㗎咋。
    nei5 m4 hou2 bei2 keoi5 go3 ho2 lin4 joeng2 aak1 dou2 nei5 aa3, keoi5 baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2 gaa3 zaa3.
    • Don't be fooled by her pitiful look; she is only hoping to gain your trust for her benefit.
  5. Cantonese
    呢啲小动物全部都无家可归，好可怜。
    呢啲小動物全部都無家可歸，好可憐。
    ni1 di1 siu2 dung6 mat6 cyun4 bou6 dou1 mou4 gaa1 ho2 gwai1, hou2 ho2 lin4.
    • These animals are all without a home. Poor things!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    求你塑我个性，求你驯我心意，让我好怜悯公义，时时与你同行。
    求你塑我個性，求你馴我心意，讓我好憐憫公義，時時與你同行。
    qiú nǐ sù wǒ gè xìng ， qiú nǐ xùn wǒ xīn yì ， ràng wǒ hào lián mǐn gōng yì ， shí shí yǔ nǐ tóng xíng ．
    • May you mould my character, may you take control of my intentions, so that I may love mercy and justice and walk with you always.
  2. Mandarin
    世人哪，耶和华已指示你何为善。他向你所要的是什么呢？只要你行公义，好怜悯，存谦卑的心，与你的神同行。
    世人哪，耶和華已指示你何為善。他向你所要的是什麼呢？只要你行公義，好憐憫，存謙卑的心，與你的神同行。
    shì rén na ， yē hé huá yǐ zhǐ shì nǐ hé wéi shàn ． tā xiàng nǐ suǒ yào de shì shén me ne ？ zhǐ yào nǐ xíng gōng yì ， hào lián mǐn ， cún qiān bēi de xīn ， yǔ nǐ de shén tóng xíng ．
    • He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
  3. Mandarin
    我不需要别人的怜悯。
    我不需要別人的憐憫。
    wǒ bù xū yào bié rén de lián mǐn ．
    • I don't need other people's pity.
  4. Mandarin
    可怜的孩子
    可憐的孩子
    kě lián de hái zi
    • poor kid
  5. Mandarin
    我很可怜他。
    我很可憐他。
    wǒ hěn kě lián tā ．
    • I feel sorry for him.