Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 惜

to cherish
to begrudge
to pity
Taiwan pr. (xí)

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

to stint; to be miserly

to take pity on
to feel tenderness toward

sigh of regret

to appreciate one's good fortune

to cherish
to treasure
to use sparingly

to feel compassion for

to lament

to empathize
to understand and sympathize

recess

to treasure
to value
to cherish

to take loving care of
to value

to cherish
to dote on

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

it is a pity
what a pity
unfortunately

reluctant to part

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

to spare no effort
to devote all one's energies

to be ready to go to war

xīngxīng-xiāngxī

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

jìngxīzìzhǐ

to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)

xīxiāngliányù

see 憐香惜玉／怜香惜玉 (liánxiāngxīyù)

liánxiāngxīyù

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

xīngxīngxīxīngxīng

惺惺惜惺惺

[惺惺惜惺惺]

see 惺惺相惜 (xingxing-xiāngxi)

shízhīwúwèi,qìzhīkěxī

食之无味，弃之可惜

[食之無味，棄之可惜]

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