可憐之人必有可恨之處

Chinese

		to have pity on; to pity; pitiful to have pity on; to pity; pitiful; pitiable; poor	's; him/her/it; this	man; person; people	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	abominable; detestable; hateful	's; him/her/it; this	a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with
trad. (可憐之人必有可恨之處)		可憐	之	人	必	有	可恨	之	處
simp. (可怜之人必有可恨之处)		可怜	之	人	必	有	可恨	之	处
Literally: “A pitiful person is certainly despicable somehow.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kělián zhī rén bì yǒu kěhèn zhī chù

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓ ㄔㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kělián zhī rén bì yǒu kěhèn zhī chù [Phonetic: kěliánzhīrénbìyóukěhènzhīchù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓ ㄔㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kělián jhih rén bì yǒu kěhèn jhih chù
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-lien² chih¹ jên² pi⁴ yu³ kʻo³-hên⁴ chih¹ chʻu⁴
    • Yale: kě-lyán jr̄ rén bì yǒu kě-hèn jr̄ chù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keelian jy ren bih yeou keehenn jy chuh
    • Palladius: кэлянь чжи жэнь би ю кэхэнь чжи чу (kɛljanʹ čži žɛnʹ bi ju kɛxɛnʹ čži ču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

Proverb

可憐之人必有可恨之處

1. Blame the victim.