打抱不平

Traditional form:

打抱不平

Pinyin (reading):

dǎbàobùpíng

Definitions:

• to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
• to fight for justice
• also written 抱打不平 (bàodǎbùpíng)

Characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 抱 - to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful

Traditional characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 抱 - to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful