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

别理那个可怜虫。

Bié lǐ nàge kěliánchóng.

Don't bother with that pitiful wretch.

他被赶出公司，成了一个可怜虫。

Tā bèi gǎn chū gōngsī, chéng le yī gè kěliánchóng.

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

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.

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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