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怜贫惜老

Word · IdiomTraditional憐貧惜老

sympathize with the poor and the aged

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to have compassion for the poor and the elderly; to feel sympathy for the disadvantaged

formal

这是一个传统美德色彩浓厚的成语,常用于书面语、文学或正式场合,用来描述一个人善良、仁慈的品格。

Tā他
yī一
shēng生
lè乐
shàn善
hào好
shī施
 ,
lián怜
pín贫
xī惜
lǎo老
 ,
shēn深
shòu受
xiāng乡
lín邻
ài爱
dài戴
 。

Throughout his life, he was charitable and generous, showing compassion for the poor and the elderly, which earned him deep affection from his fellow villagers.

Zhè这
wèi位
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
de的
cí慈
shàn善
xiàng项
mù目
chōng充
fèn分
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
lián怜
pín贫
xī惜
lǎo老
de的
jīng精
shén神
 。

The entrepreneur's charity project fully embodies the spirit of compassion for the poor and the elderly.

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Lián怜
pín贫
xī惜
lǎo老
shì是
Zhōng中
huá华
mín民
zú族
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
měi美
dé德
zhī之
yī一
 。

Sympathy for the poor and the aged is one of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.