路见不平，拔刀相救 — “To champion the cause of the weak”
路见不平，拔刀相救 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to champion the cause of the weak”. To come to the aid of someone in distress or suffering injustice; to act chivalrously when encountering a wrong. Literally, “Seeing injustice on the road, draw one's sword and help”.
路见不平，拔刀相救 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 路
- lù路bù不shí拾yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road
- lù路rén人jiē皆zhī知known to all
- lù路sǒu叟zhī之yōu忧hardships and worries of common people
- lù路duàn断rén人xī稀desolate roads, scarce people
- lù路wú无shí拾yí遗high public integrity
- lù路liǔ柳qiáng墙huā花prostitutes or women of pleasure
- lù路jué绝rén人xī稀remote and sparsely populated
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平intervene when seeing an injustice
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平，，bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助help those being wronged
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平，，bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相wèi为champion justice and help the wronged
- lù路yuǎn远tiáo迢tiáo迢a long and distant journey
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What does 路见不平，拔刀相救 mean?
路见不平，拔刀相救 (lù jiàn bù píng ， bá dāo xiāng jiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to champion the cause of the weak”.
How do you pronounce 路见不平，拔刀相救?
路见不平，拔刀相救 is pronounced lù jiàn bù píng ， bá dāo xiāng jiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 路见不平，拔刀相救 literally mean?
Literally, 路见不平，拔刀相救 means “Seeing injustice on the road, draw one's sword and help”. It is used to mean “to champion the cause of the weak”.
What is the Chinese definition of 路见不平，拔刀相救?
在路上遇见不平的事，就挺身而出干涉，为受欺的一方打抱不平。形容人见义勇为