怜 悯 lián mǐn to take pity on / pity / mercy 憾 事 hàn shì a matter for regret / sth that is a (great) pity 惜 to cherish / to begrudge / to pity / Taiwan pr. [xi2] 怜 to pity 哀 sorrow / grief / pity / to grieve for / to pity / to lament / to condole 悯 to sympathize / to pity / to feel compassion for 可 惜 kě xī it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately 可 怜 kě lián pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on 惋 惜 wǎn xī to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb 怜 惜 lián xī to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward 恩 赐 ēn cì favor / to give charity to sb out of pity 悲 悯 bēi mǐn to take pity on sb / compassionate 悲 天 悯 人 bēi tiān mǐn rén to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind 残 念 cán niàn (coll.) to regret / what a pity! (loanword from Japanese "zannen") 哀 怜 āi lián to feel compassion for / to pity on / to feel sorry for 乞 怜 qǐ lián to beg for pity 惋 to sigh in regret or pity / Taiwan pr. [wan4] 乞 哀 告 怜 qǐ āi gào lián begging for pity and asking for help (idiom) 怜 恤 lián xù to take pity / to show compassion 哀 悯 āi mǐn to take pity on / to feel sorry for 哀 矜 āi jīn to take pity on / to feel sorry for 不 以 物 喜 ， 不 以 己 悲 bù yǐ wù xǐ , bù yǐ jǐ bēi not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself 可 怜 见 kě lián jiàn (coll.) pitiable / to have pity on sb 由 怜 生 爱 yóu lián shēng ài to develop love for sb out of pity for them 食 之 无 味 ， 弃 之 可 惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
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