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打抱不平

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ bào bù píng

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3–4–4–2 · da3 bao4 bu4 ping2

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daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to take up the cudgels for the injured party; to defend somebody against an injustice