bào
píng

idiom
common

Meaning of 抱不平

抱不平 means to be outraged at injustice; to be indignant on behalf of someone. Pronounced bào bù píng.

  • to be outraged at injustice; to be indignant on behalf of someone

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
Wáng
zǒng
shòu
rén
fu
 
lǎo
hěn
lǎo
Wáng
bào
píng
 

Old Wang is always bullied, and Old Li is very indignant on his behalf.

wèi
shòu
dào
shì
de
tóng
shì
bào
píng
 
zhí
jiē
zhǎo
le
jīng
 

He was outraged at the injustice his colleague suffered from discrimination and went directly to the manager.

jiā
kàn
dào
cái
pàn
de
gōng
píng
pàn
 
dōu
fēn
fēn
bào
píng
 

Everyone was indignant when they saw the referee's unfair call.

rěn
zhù
yào
wèi
shuō
gōng
dào
huà
 
bào
píng
 

I can't help but say a fair word for him and express my indignation on his behalf.