唱白臉
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Chinese[edit]
sing; to call loudly; to chant | white face; white face | ||
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trad. (唱白臉) | 唱 | 白臉 | |
simp. (唱白脸) | 唱 | 白脸 |
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Verb[edit]
唱⫽白臉 (verb-object)
- (figurative, idiomatic) to play as the "bad cop" in a good cop bad cop tactic; to threaten or punish while having one's partner pacifying or appeasing the same target