敬老怜贫
jìng​lǎo​lián​pín

to respect the elderly and pity the poor

  • created sense approved 敬老怜贫/敬老憐貧 · jìng​lǎo​lián​pín · to respect the elderly and pity the poor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敬老怜贫 / 敬老憐貧

    jìng​lǎo​lián​pín

    to respect the elderly and pity the poor

    Respect the elderly and show compassion for the poor and weak; used to describe a person with virtuous and sympathetic character

    敬老 (literal) → 敬老 · jìng​lǎo · to respect the elderly 怜 (literal) → 怜/憐 · lián · to pity 贫 (literal) → 贫/貧 · pín · poor

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