Word information
Simplified朱云折槛
Traditional朱雲折檻
Pinyinzhū yún zhé jiàn
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朱云折槛
zhū yún zhé jiàn · (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly; also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
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挫折cuòzhésetback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
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波折bōzhétwists and turns