







笔底超生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show mercy or leniency in writing, especially in official documents or verdicts, to spare someone from severe punishment or hardship; to write leniently to save someone”. Literally, “To spare with the stroke of a pen”.

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Open the tool →笔底超生 (bǐ dǐ chāo shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show mercy or leniency in writing, especially in official documents or verdicts, to spare someone from severe punishment or hardship; to write leniently to save someone”.
笔底超生 is pronounced bǐ dǐ chāo shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 笔底超生 means “to spare with the stroke of a pen”. It is used to mean “to show mercy or leniency in writing, especially in official documents or verdicts, to spare someone from severe punishment or hardship; to write leniently to save someone”.
犹言笔下超生。超生:佛家语。为了免使他人受难,书写时,在用意和措词方面都给予宽容或开脱。