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法外施恩
fǎ​wài​shī'ēn

to show mercy

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
法外施恩 fǎ​wài​shī'ēn
to show mercy
to grant a favor or show leniency beyond the strict letter of the law; to treat a criminal with clemency

Frequency

Written text
0.037 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 法外施仁 fǎ​wài​shī​rén

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)