cherish the old and care for the poor

cherish the old and care for the poor

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī L ǎ Oli á NP í n, which means to love the old and sympathize with the poor. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 39 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "our wife is the one who cherishes the old and the poor the most, and she can't compare with those who are crazy and deceitful."

Analysis of Idioms

words whose meaning is similar

take pity on the poor and the old

antonym

Deceiving the poor and loving the rich

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive

Examples

What you have done here is open and aboveboard, but it is inevitable that others will look at you as bandits.