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断案
duàn'àn

to judge a case

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 包黑脸断案子 bāo​hēi​liǎn​duàn'àn​zi [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.
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