淒涼 (cai1 loeng4 | qi1 liang2) : pitiful; miserable; desolate

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淒涼

cai1 loeng4

qi1 liang2

[1] [粵] pitiful; pathetic | [國] 可憐
[2] miserable; wretched; sad
[3] desolate; bleak; dreary

[Variant] 凄涼

Since 悽 also means "sorrow", some people might mis-write the word as 悽涼.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,110,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

淒涼 / 凄凉

This word has been viewed 3675 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 29th Apr 2005 15:42 and last edited on 19th Oct 2010 04:19

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Characters in this word:

淒 cai1 - chilly; bleak
涼 loeng4 - cool, cold; desolate; disappointed

1 compounds containing this word:

Common Formations:
十分淒涼 - in dire misery

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

凄涼 cai1 loeng4 qi1 liang2 = pitiful; sorrowful; dreary

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Decimal representation of this word: 淒涼

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