手下留情 [ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ; shou3 xia4 liu2 qing2] 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. ◄ ►