朱云折槛

朱云折槛
zhūyúnzhéjiàn

(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

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    (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

    • The story of Zhu Yun bending the railing is a historical tale.

  2. noun

    also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]

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