| 打抱不平 |
dǎ bào bù píng |
(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice |
| 打 |
dá |
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 打 |
dǎ |
to hit; to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection" / (coll.) from; since |
| 抱 |
bào |
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely |
| 抱不平 |
bào bù píng |
to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不平 |
bù píng |
uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat; level; smooth / to make even; to level / equal; on the same level / (bound form) fair; impartial / to tie; to draw / (bound form) average; ordinary / (bound form) calm; peaceful / (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down / (abbr. for 平声) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米) |