一掬同情之泪

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