惜老怜贫
xī​lǎo​lián​pín

to care for the old and poor

  1. 惜 xī verb
    to cherish
    (bound form) to cherish; to value highly; to take care of tenderly, as in 珍惜 zhēn​xī or 爱惜 ài​xī
  2. 老 lǎo
    to respect
    (literary) to respect; to treat with the respect due to an elder
  3. 怜 憐 lián adjectivenoun
    to pity
    (bound form) to pity; to feel sympathy for
  4. 贫 貧 pín adjectivenoun
    poor
    (bound form) poor; impoverished; lacking wealth