what a pity; regrettable
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesphrase
truly pitiable or regrettable
dialectA dialectal expression, often used to express strong regret or sympathy. The '儿' suffix is typical of Northern Mandarin (especially Beijing) dialects.
Cái材
liào料
bái白
bái白
zāo糟
tà蹋
le了
，
guài怪
kě可
xī惜
liǎo了
r儿
de的
。
It's a real shame the materials were wasted.
Zhè这
me么
hǎo好
ge个
jī机
huì会
cuò错
guò过
le了
，
zhēn真
kě可
xī惜
liǎo了
r儿
de的
。
What a pity to have missed such a good opportunity.
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Tā她
nà那
me么
nián年
qīng轻
jiù就
bìng病
dǎo倒
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
kě可
xī惜
liǎo了
r儿
de的
。
It's truly sad that she fell ill at such a young age.
Zhè这
shēn身
xīn新
yī衣
shang裳
gāng刚
chuān穿
jiù就
nòng弄
zāng脏
le了
，
kě可
xī惜
liǎo了
r儿
de的
。
What a pity, this brand new outfit got dirty as soon as I wore it.
Tā他
nà那
yī一
dù肚
zi子
xué学
wen问
méi没
chù处
shī施
zhǎn展
，
kě可
xī惜
liǎo了
r儿
de的
。
All his knowledge and talent have no place to be used; it's such a waste.