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 bànbáiliǎn
扮黑脸 / 扮黑臉 bànhēiliǎn
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
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 bànbáiliǎn
唱红脸 / 唱紅臉 chànghóngliǎn
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 扮白脸/扮白臉 · bànbáiliǎn · to play the good cop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
扮白脸 / 扮白臉
bànbáiliǎn
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 · báiliǎn · the good cop
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition