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道德綁架

简道德绑架 · 繁道德綁架

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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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
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架: jià · rack, stand, prop; prop up
绑: bǎng · bind, tie, fasten

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4–2–3–4 · dao4 de2 bang3 jia4

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

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