打抱不平

dǎ bào bù píng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
  2. 2. to fight for justice
  3. 3. also written 抱打不平[bào dǎ bù píng]

Child Words of 打抱不平

不
bù

no; not so

不平
bù píng

uneven

平
píng

flat

打
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

抱
bào

to carry (in one's arms)

抱不平
bào bù píng

to be outraged by an injustice