路见不平，拔剑相为 — “To see injustice on the road and draw one's sword to help”
路见不平，拔剑相为 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to champion justice and intervene on behalf of the wronged when encountering an injustice; to stand up for those who are being unfairly treated”. Literally, “To see injustice on the road and draw one's sword to help”.
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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dāo刀xiāng相jiù救champion the cause of the weak
- lù路yuǎn远tiáo迢tiáo迢a long and distant journey
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What does 路见不平，拔剑相为 mean?
路见不平，拔剑相为 (lù jiàn bù píng ， bá jiàn xiāng wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to champion justice and intervene on behalf of the wronged when encountering an injustice; to stand up for those who are being unfairly treated”.
How do you pronounce 路见不平，拔剑相为?
路见不平，拔剑相为 is pronounced lù jiàn bù píng ， bá jiàn xiāng wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 路见不平，拔剑相为 literally mean?
Literally, 路见不平，拔剑相为 means “to see injustice on the road and draw one's sword to help”. It is used to mean “to champion justice and intervene on behalf of the wronged when encountering an injustice; to stand up for those who are being unfairly treated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 路见不平，拔剑相为?
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