一掬同情之淚

一掬同情之泪
yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 掬 jū
  1. to hold in one's hands
  2. classifier for a double handful
  3. Taiwan pr. jú
3 同情 tóngqíng
  1. to sympathize with
  2. sympathy
4 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
5 淚 lèi (bound form) tears; teardrops