怜贫惜老lián pín xī lǎo

怜悯贫苦人和爱惜老年人的情感。

例连各房里的姑娘们，都这样怜贫惜老，照看我。——《红楼梦》

英take pity on the poor and the old; feel sorry for the aged and have pity on the poor;