打抱不平 in English da3 bao4 bu4 ping2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to come to the aid of somebody suffering an injustice
  • to fight for justice
  • also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]

Simplified Characters

打 抱 不 平

Traditional Characters

打 抱 不 平

Pinyin

da3 bao4 bu4 ping2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 抱bao4to hold 不bu4(negative prefix) 平ping2surname Ping