báiliǎn

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Word · NounTraditional白臉

villain; the strict party

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

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

该词本身为名词,常作为比喻义使用。完整的搭配和用法请参见词组【唱白脸】。

Zài在
jiào教
yù育
hái孩
zi子
shí时
 ,
tā他
men们
jiā家
shì是
bà爸
ba爸
chàng唱
bái白
liǎn脸
 ,
mā妈
ma妈
chàng唱
hóng红
liǎn脸
 。

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

Zài在
zhè这
cì次
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
 ,
tā他
zì自
yuàn愿
lái来
dāng当
nà那
ge个
bái白
liǎn脸
 。

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