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唱白脸
/ chàng báiliǎn /
Strokes
Definition
to play the role of the villain (idiom)
Example
Definition
(in Chinese operas) wear the white makeup of the stage villain—play bad cop; play the villain; pretend to be the harsh and severe one of a pair in dealing with the other side in a dispute or transaction
1
Yī
一
gè
个
chànghóngliǎn
唱红脸
,
yī
一
gè
个
chàng
唱
báiliǎn
白脸
。
One coaxes and the other coerces. / One plays good cop and the other bad cop.