唱红脸 chànghóngliǎn to play the good cop Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng//hóngliǎn to play the good cop To play the role of a kind or lenient person when resolving a conflict (the Taiwan equivalent is 扮白脸 bànbáiliǎn) to play the hero To play the role of an upright or heroic character in traditional opera (characterized by red face paint) Frequency Movie subtitles 0.450 per million appears in 0% of films Cross-References Antonym 唱白脸 chàngbáiliǎn唱黑脸 chànghēiliǎnSynonym 扮白脸 bànbáiliǎn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng//hóngliǎn to play the good cop To play the role of a kind or lenient person when resolving a conflict (the Taiwan equivalent is 扮白脸 bànbáiliǎn) to play the hero To play the role of an upright or heroic character in traditional opera (characterized by red face paint) Frequency Movie subtitles 0.450 per million appears in 0% of films Cross-References Antonym 唱白脸 chàngbáiliǎn唱黑脸 chànghēiliǎnSynonym 扮白脸 bànbáiliǎn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
