高抬貴手
simp高抬贵手also written高擡貴手gou1 toi4 gwai3 sau2gāo tái guì shǒu
English
- to be generous (idiom)
- to be magnanimous
- Give me a break!
- to plead someone to show mercy, to be lenient; literally: highly raise your noble hand
粵語 — Cantonese
- 請求人哋仁慈、寬大
Examples
阿sir，呢個阿婆擺檔都係想自力更生啫，可唔可以高抬貴手，放佢一馬呢？
Sir, this old granny being hawker is just trying to rely on her own for a living, can you show some mercy and let her go ?
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk