可怜 | kě lián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | |
怜悯 | lián mǐn | to take pity on; pity; mercy | |
怜惜 | lián xī | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward | |
怜爱 | lián ài | to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb | |
可怜巴巴 | kě lián bā bā | pathetic; pitiful |
1 | For me, a spirituality that doesn't have a central place for compassion isn't worthy of the name. | |
2 | Looking back, it was pretty harsh, but had we known Puma would be putting its name to a phone this stylish, I doubt we would've hung that poor kid from his shoelaces on the monkeybars. | |
3 | Regret can be a terrible addiction. Those who suffer from it so often become bitter and full of self-pity. | |
4 | Some people, when jobless, wallow in self-pity. | |
5 | Though with the smile of his dear face he draws mother's yearning heart to him, yet his little cries over tiny troubles weave the double bond of pity and love. |