Nantoka/可怜巴巴kě lián bā bāTraditional: 可憐巴巴可怜巴巴 (kě lián bā bā) is a Chinese word meaning “pathetic; pitiful”.Meanings1pathetic2pitifulCharacters in 可怜巴巴可kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able怜lián · to pity巴bā · to long for巴bā · to long forRelated words可以can可(prefix) can; may; able to; -able可used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可能might (happen)可是but; however可爱adorable可怜pitiful可怕awful巴to long for巴Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)不可思议(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable可惜it is a pityStudy Chinese with flashcards →