手下留情 Save Sign in to save words shǒuxiàliúqíng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ 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. Character by character 手(shǒu)hand 下(xià)down 留(liú)leave 情(qíng)feelings A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0