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包baau1青cing1天tin1

baau1 cing1 tin1Bāo Qīng tiān

English

  1. Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
  2. Justice Bao; a government officer in Song dynasty who was praised for justice; notable for the dark color on his face in folk stories and popular culture, and therefore used to refer to someone with a black face or who is in a bad mood

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個宋代出名廉潔嘅官員;民間傳説同流行文化當中,為咗突顯佢鐵面無私嘅形象,好多時都會將佢嘅面部描繪成黑色,因此亦會「包青天」呢個字亦會畀人用嚟指面部發黑,黑口黑面噉

Examples

  • 你塊面瘀黑到包青天咁。

    Your bruise is dark like Justice Bao Gong.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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