chàng
bái
liǎn

idiom

Meaning of 唱白脸

唱白脸 means to play the villain; to be the strict or disliked party. Pronounced chàng bái liǎn.

  • to play the villain; to be the strict or disliked party

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jiào
hái
zi
shí
 
chàng
bái
liǎn
 
chàng
hóng
liǎn
 

When educating children, one parent plays the bad cop and the other plays the good cop.

Tán
pàn
zhōng
 
chàng
bái
liǎn
 
chū
de
tiáo
jiàn
 

During the negotiation, he was responsible for playing the villain and putting forth harsh conditions.

Lǎo
bǎn
ràng
chàng
bái
liǎn
 
tōng
zhī
jiā
jiā
bān
de
xiāo
xi
 

The boss asked me to be the bad guy and notify everyone about the overtime work.

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