垂憐

垂憐

See also: 垂怜

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	to pity
trad. (垂憐)		垂	憐
simp. (垂怜)		垂	怜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuílián

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ lin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): sûi-lîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: chuílián
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweilian
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéilián
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯³⁵ ljɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁴ lin⁴
    • Yale: sèuih lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ lin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ liːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi-lîn
    • Tâi-lô: suî-lîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suiliin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sui²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sui²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui¹³⁻²² lin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sui²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui²³⁻³³ lin²³/

Verb

垂憐

1. (literary) to take pity on; to have mercy on

Usage notes

From a senior to a subordinate.