楚楚可怜

Traditional: 楚楚可憐

chǔ chǔ kě lián

Dictionary entry

(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable

What does 楚楚可怜 mean?

楚楚可怜 (chǔ chǔ kě lián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) pitiable; sweet, innocent and vulnerable

Character breakdown

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楚Chǔsurname Chu · abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 怜liánto pity

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楚楚可怜

chǔ chǔ kě lián

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