spare one's life; beg for mercy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to spare someone's life; to grant life instead of execution
Commonly used in imperative sentences when begging for mercy, especially in historical dramas, martial arts fiction, or dramatic modern contexts. Often appears as an exclamation: '饶命啊!'
Dà大
ye爷
ráo饶
mìng命
a啊
！
Big brother, spare my life!
Tā他
guì跪
zài在
dì地
shàng上
qiú求
ráo饶
mìng命
。
He knelt on the ground begging for his life to be spared.
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Zhǐ只
yào要
nǐ你
tóu投
xiáng降
，
wǒ我
jiù就
ráo饶
nǐ你
yī一
mìng命
。
If you surrender, I'll spare your life.
Hǎo好
hàn汉
ráo饶
mìng命
！
Hero, have mercy and spare me!