朱雲折檻
simp朱云折槛zyu1 wan4 zit3 laam6inferredzhū yún zhé jiàn
English
- (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
- also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized