chàng​hóng​liǎn

to play the good cop

  • created reference approved 唱红脸/唱紅臉 → 唱白脸/唱白臉 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱红脸 / 唱紅臉 chàng​hóng​liǎn

    唱白脸 / 唱白臉 chàng​bái​liǎn

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 唱红脸/唱紅臉 → 扮白脸/扮白臉 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱红脸 / 唱紅臉 chàng​hóng​liǎn

    扮白脸 / 扮白臉 bàn​bái​liǎn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 唱红脸/唱紅臉 · chàng​hóng​liǎn · to play the good cop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱红脸 / 唱紅臉

    chàng​hóng​liǎn

    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|扮白臉|ban4 bai2 lian3]])

    唱, 红脸

    唱 (literal) → 唱 · chàng · to sing 红脸 (literal) → 红脸/紅臉 · hóng​liǎn · the good cop

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 唱红脸/唱紅臉 · chàng​hóng​liǎn · to play the hero — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱红脸 / 唱紅臉

    chàng​hóng​liǎn

    to play the hero

    To play the role of an upright or heroic character in traditional opera (characterized by red face paint)

    唱, 红脸

    唱 (literal) → 唱 · chàng · to sing 红脸 (literal) → 红脸/紅臉 · hóng​liǎn · red-face role

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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