yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一
yī
one
掬
jū
to hold in one's hands
同
tóng
like
情
qíng
(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
泪
lèi
(bound form) tears; teardrops