怜贫惜老（憐貧惜老）　

◎ 怜贫惜老 liánpín-xīlǎo

[take pity on the poor and the old; feel sorry for the aged and have pity on the poor] 怜悯贫苦人和爱惜老年人的情感

连各房里的姑娘们,都这样怜贫惜老,照看我。——《红楼梦》