to treasure; to value; to cherish

not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)

to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb

to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly

to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

to empathize; to understand and sympathize

sigh of regret

to stint; to be miserly

to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward

to feel compassion for

reluctant to part

to be mindful of one's health and safety

to be reluctant to sell sth

to have an appreciation for talent in another person

to appreciate one's good fortune

to cherish; to dote on

to lament

to take loving care of; to value

to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time

to be ready to go to war

to spare no effort; to devote all one's energies

to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)

see 憐香惜玉|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]

(lit.) people of talent appreciate one another (idiom); (fig.) to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with

to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)

(idiom) to cherish one's reputation

see 惺惺相惜[xing1 xing1 xiang1 xi1]

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them