唱红脸

Traditional: 唱紅臉

chàng hóng liǎn

Dictionary entry

to play the role of the hero (idiom)

What does 唱红脸 mean?

唱红脸 (chàng hóng liǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to play the role of the hero (idiom)

2to play the good cop

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唱chàngto sing · to call loudly 红Hóngsurname Hong 脸liǎnface · CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

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唱红脸

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