TLS - 漢學文典

Taxonomy of meanings for 可憐:　　

SYMPATHY
- VPiworth to be pitied > be pitiful The compound word kělián appeared in certain Tang texts with the semantically very weak verbal suffixes shēng 生 or xǔ 許 attached to it: kěliánshēng 可憐生; kěliánxǔ 可憐許.
ADMIRE
- VPadNlovely, admirable, likeable
- VPican be sympathized with > be lovely, admirable, likeable

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