Taxonomy of meanings for 可憐:
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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.
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ADMIRE
- VPadNlovely, admirable, likeable
- VPican be sympathized with > be lovely, admirable, likeable