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朱zyu1雲wan4折zit3檻laam6

simp朱云折槛
zyu1 wan4 zit3 laam6inferredzhū yún zhé jiàn

English

  1. (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
  2. also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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