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道德綁架

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Mandarin · pinyin dào dé bǎng jià

to coerce by invoking moral obligations (duty, sacrifice, reciprocation etc); to lay a guilt trip on sb

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(idiomatic) to hijack morality to condemn someone; to occupy the moral high ground to dictate what others should do