唱黑脸
chàng​hēi​liǎn

to play the villain

  • created reference approved 唱黑脸/唱黑臉 → 唱红脸/唱紅臉 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱黑脸 / 唱黑臉 chàng​hēi​liǎn

    唱红脸 / 唱紅臉 chàng​hóng​liǎn

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 唱黑脸/唱黑臉 · chàng​hēi​liǎn · to play the villain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唱黑脸 / 唱黑臉

    chàng​hēi​liǎn

    to play the villain

    To play the role of the strict or unpopular person when resolving a conflict or managing others; often used of a parent or superior who is harsh while another plays the role of a kind mediator.

    唱, 黑脸

    唱 (literal) → 唱 · chàng · to sing 黑脸 (literal) → 黑脸/黑臉 · hēi​liǎn · bad cop

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

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