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可怜巴巴
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可怜巴巴

可怜巴巴 — “Piteous”

可怜巴巴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Piteous”. Looking very pitiful and pathetic; wretched-looking. Literally, “pitiful and pathetic”.

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可怜巴巴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

可怜巴巴 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
可
kě5can, may, suitable
怜
lián8pity and love
巴
bā4to cling or hope for
巴
bā4to cling or hope for

Example Sentence with 可怜巴巴

小猫被雨淋湿后,可怜巴巴地蜷缩在角落里。
The kitten, drenched by the rain, huddled piteously in the corner.

Idioms Related to 可怜巴巴

Synonyms of 可怜巴巴

  • kě可lián怜xī兮xī兮looking pitiful and pathetic

Antonyms of 可怜巴巴

  • zhǐ趾gāo高qì气yáng扬puffed up with pride

More idioms starting with 可

  • kě可yī一ér而bù不kě可zài再once in a lifetime opportunity
  • kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯just right
  • kě可chéng乘zhī之jī机exploitable opportunity
  • kě可chéng乘zhī之xì隙exploitable weakness or opportunity
  • kě可yǐ以yì意huì会,,bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
  • kě可fā发yī一jué噱truly amusing or laughable
  • kě可tóng同huàn患,,nán难chu处ān安share adversity, not prosperity
  • kě可xǐ喜kě可è愕both delightful and astonishing
  • kě可xǐ喜kě可hè贺worthy of joy and congratulations
  • kě可xīn心rù如yì意to one's heart's content
  • kě可xiǎng想ér而zhī知it can well be imagined

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Questions about 可怜巴巴

What does 可怜巴巴 mean?

可怜巴巴 (kě lián bā bā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Piteous”.

How do you pronounce 可怜巴巴?

可怜巴巴 is pronounced kě lián bā bā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 可怜巴巴 literally mean?

Literally, 可怜巴巴 means “pitiful and pathetic”. It is used to mean “Piteous”.

What is the Chinese definition of 可怜巴巴?

非常令人可怜的样子

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