怜贫惜老 liánpínxīlǎo to help the poor and elderly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 怜 憐 lián adjectivenoun to pity (bound form) to pity; to feel sympathy for贫 貧 pín adjectivenoun poor (bound form) poor; impoverished; lacking wealth惜 xī adjectiveverb to pity (bound form) to pity; to feel sorry for someone or something, as in 可惜 kěxī or 痛惜 tòngxī老 lǎo noun the elderly old people; the aged; one's parents or elders