可怜虫 kěliánchóng pitiful creature Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 可怜 可憐 kělián adjective pitiful deserving of sympathy or pity; poor; wretched虫 蟲 chóng noun [person type] Used in a derogatory or playful way to describe a person with a particular characteristic, such as a lazy person or a bookworm.