手下留情

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	to show mercy; to relent; to be lenient
trad. (手下留情)		手	下	留情
simp. ^#(手下留情)		手	下	留情

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒuxiàliúqíng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² haa⁶ lau⁴ cing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuxiàliúqíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒusiàlióucíng
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-hsia⁴-liu²-chʻing²
  - Yale: shǒu-syà-lyóu-chíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushiahliouchyng
  - Palladius: шоусялюцин (šousjaljucin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² haa⁶ lau⁴ cing⁴
  - Yale: sáu hah làuh chìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² haa⁶ lau⁴ tsing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² ha⁶ leo⁴ qing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ haː²² lɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

手下留情

to show mercy when implementing a punishment or fighting

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