唱黑脸 (唱黑臉)
chàng hēi liǎn
Pinyin

Definition

唱黑脸 (唱黑臉)
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chàng hēi liǎn
  1. to play the role of the strict parent (or superior etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chàng
  1. 1 to sing
  2. 2 to call loudly
  3. 3 to chant
chàng gē
  1. 1 to sing a song
yǎn chàng huì
  1. 1 vocal recital or concert
Hēi
  1. 1 abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]
hēi àn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 darkly
  3. 3 darkness

Idioms (19)

一唱一和
yī chàng yī hè
  1. 1 to echo one another (idiom)
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling