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
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sûi-lîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuílián
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuéilián
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui²-lien²
  - Yale: chwéi-lyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweilian
  - Palladius: чуйлянь (čujljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    垂憐 / 垂怜
    垂簾 / 垂帘
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi⁴ lin⁴
  - Yale: sèuih lìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ lin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ lin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ liːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (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

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

Usage notes

From a senior to a subordinate.