bái
liǎn

idiom
common

Meaning of 白脸

白脸 means villain role; the person who plays the 'bad cop'. Pronounced bái liǎn.

  • villain role; the person who plays the 'bad cop'

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jiào
hái
zi
shí
 
men
jiā
shì
ba
chàng
bái
liǎn
 
ma
chàng
hóng
liǎn
 

When educating their child, the father plays the bad cop and the mother plays the good cop.

Zài
zhè
tán
pàn
zhōng
 
yuàn
lái
dāng
ge
bái
liǎn
 

In this negotiation, he volunteered to be the bad guy.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ zhāng