可怜虫

pitiful creature / wretch

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on

to pity

variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic