怜惜 (憐惜)
lián xī
Pinyin
Definition
怜惜 (憐惜)
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- to take pity on
- to feel tenderness toward
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
惺惺惜惺惺
- 1 people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
- 2 to sympathize with one another
怜香惜玉
- 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
食之无味,弃之可惜
- 1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
- 2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them