Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

朱雲折檻

zhūyúnzhéjiàn

ㄓㄨ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Simplified 朱云折槛

  1. 1(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
  2. 2also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]

Keep 朱雲折檻 and it comes back until you know it.

Get Taivo for iPhone →