created reference approved 包黑脸断案子/包黑臉斷案子 → 六亲不认/六親不認 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
包黑脸断案子 / 包黑臉斷案子 bāohēiliǎnduàn'ànzi
六亲不认 / 六親不認 liùqīnbùrèn
synonym
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created reference approved 包黑脸断案子/包黑臉斷案子 → 包拯 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
包黑脸断案子 / 包黑臉斷案子 bāohēiliǎnduàn'ànzi
包拯 bāozhěng
see
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created sense approved 包黑脸断案子/包黑臉斷案子 · bāohēiliǎnduàn'ànzi · [xiehouyu] to ignore personal connections for the sake of justice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
包黑脸断案子 / 包黑臉斷案子
bāohēiliǎnduàn'ànzi
[xiehouyu] to ignore personal connections for the sake of justice
A two-part allegorical saying meaning to show no favoritism. Like the legendary official Bao Zheng (Bao the Black-Faced), who judged cases with strict impartiality and ignored personal ties or social status when enforcing the law.
包 (literal) → 包 · bāo · Bao 黑脸 (literal) → 黑脸/黑臉 · hēiliǎn · black-painted face 断案 (literal) → 断案/斷案 · duàn'àn · to judge a case 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix
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