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lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me · Do not judge me too harshly. · Look favorably on my humble efforts.

手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
sh+ǒu·3rd tonex+ià·4th tonel+iú·2nd toneq+íng·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to be generous (idiom) · to be magnanimous · Give me a break!高抬贵手gāo tái guì shǒuspacious · wide · lenient宽大kuān dàto forgive · forgiveness宽恕kuān shùmagnanimous (idiom) · generous宽大为怀kuān dà wéi huái
Antonyms
to show no quarter · ruthless · relentless毫不留情háo bù liú qíngto maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly执法如山zhí fǎ rú shān