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take up the cudgels for the injured party; champion the cause of justice; feel injustice done to another and wish to help

dǎ bào bù píng

打 抱 不 平

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take up the cudgels for the injured party; champion the cause of justice; feel injustice done to another and wish to help
- nǐ yào shì gè nán rén jiù chū qù dǎ bào bù píng
  你要是个男人，就出去打抱不平。
  If you were a man, you could go out and right wrongs.
- tā shì gè xǐ huan dǎ bào bù píng de rén
  他是个喜欢打抱不平的人。
  He was always ready to defend the weak and helpless.
- tā zhè ge rén hào dǎ bào bù píng
  他这个人好打抱不平。
  He was always ready to defend the weak and helpless.
synonym
jiàn yì yǒng wéi见义勇为 xíng xiá zhàng yì行侠仗义 zhàng yì zhí yán仗义执言 bá dāo xiāng zhù拔刀相助 bào dǎ bù píng抱打不平
antonym
xiù shǒu páng guān袖手旁观 jiàn sǐ bù jiù见死不救 míng zhé bǎo shēn明哲保身

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