bàn​bái​liǎn

to play the good cop

  • created reference approved 扮白脸/扮白臉 → 扮黑脸/扮黑臉 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扮白脸 / 扮白臉 bàn​bái​liǎn

    扮黑脸 / 扮黑臉 bàn​hēi​liǎn

    antonym

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

    扮白脸 / 扮白臉 bàn​bái​liǎn

    唱红脸 / 唱紅臉 chàng​hóng​liǎn

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 扮白脸/扮白臉 · bàn​bái​liǎn · to play the good cop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扮白脸 / 扮白臉

    bàn​bái​liǎn

    to play the good cop

    To play the role of the kind or lenient person in a conflict or negotiation, often in contrast with someone playing a harsher role. In mainland China, this is often called [[唱红脸|唱紅臉|chang4 hong2 lian3]].

    扮 (literal) → 扮 · bàn · to play a part 白脸 (literal) → 白脸/白臉 · bái​liǎn · the good cop

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