路见不平，拔刀相助

Traditional: 路見不平，拔刀相助

lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

Dictionary entry

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)

What does 路见不平，拔刀相助 mean?

路见不平，拔刀相助 (lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)

2fig. to rush to the rescue

3to play the white knight

Character breakdown

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路Lùsurname Lu 见jiànto see · to meet 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-平Píngsurname Ping 拔báto pull up · to pull out 刀Dāosurname Dao 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 助zhùto help · to assist

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How to pronounce 路见不平，拔刀相助

路见不平，拔刀相助

lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

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