怜悯穷人,敬爱老人。《红楼梦・第四十二回》:“连各房里的姑娘们,都这样怜贫惜老的照看我。”亦作“怜贫敬老”、“怜贫恤老”。
英语 take pity on the poor and the old(feel sorry for the aged and have pity on the poor)