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

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• 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

1. to show mercy when implementing a punishment or fighting