DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word ho lin - 可怜 - ho2 lin4
(pitiful in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
ho2 lin4
English translations
pitiful, to take compassion on,
meager, to have pity on, wretched
Chinese characters:
可怜
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可怜 ( ho lin / ho2 lin4 ) in traditional characters
可憐
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
can | to pity
可怜 ( ho lin / ho2 lin4 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 472)
可怜 ( ho lin / ho2 lin4 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 472)
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