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路見不平，拔刀相助

简路见不平，拔刀相助 · 繁路見不平，拔刀相助

Mandarin · pinyin lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù

lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
fig. to rush to the rescue
to play the white knight

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路: lù · road, path, street; journey
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
拔: bá · uproot, pull out
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
助: zhù · help, aid, assist
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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