可怜虫

可憐蟲

kěliánchóng

noun #8,491

Measure Word

一个可怜虫 gè

Meanings

1 pitiful wretch; poor thing
2 pathetic creature

Characters

to pity; to sympathize

insect; bug; worm

Pitiable + bug - a pitiful little creature, used to describe a pathetic person.

Examples

HSK 2

你这个可怜虫，没人会帮你的。

Nǐ zhège kěliánchóng, méi rén huì bāng nǐ de.

You pitiful wretch, nobody will help you.

HSK 6

别理那个可怜虫。

Bié lǐ nàge kěliánchóng.

Don't bother with that pitiful wretch.

HSK 6

他被赶出公司，成了一个可怜虫。

Tā bèi gǎn chū gōngsī, chéng le yígè kěliánchóng.

He was kicked out of the company and became a pathetic creature.

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可怜虫 is derogatory or contemptuous, used to mock someone seen as pathetic. It can also be used with mock sympathy. The tone depends entirely on context - it can be cruel or playfully teasing.

Stroke Order

可 kě

怜 lián

虫 chóng