由怜生爱
yóu​lián​shēng'ài

to fall in love through pity

  • created sense approved 由怜生爱/由憐生愛 · yóu​lián​shēng'ài · to fall in love through pity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    由怜生爱 / 由憐生愛

    yóu​lián​shēng'ài

    to fall in love through pity

    to develop romantic love for someone out of pity for their situation

    由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · due to 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to 爱 (literal) → 爱/愛 · ài · love

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    created sense