朱云折槛 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• 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]

Character by character

• 朱zhūcinnabar, vermilion; surname
• 云yúncloud; to say, to speak
• 折zhéto break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humbl
• 槛jiànthreshold, door frame

Idioms sharing a character

• 皓齿朱唇 hào chǐ zhū chún
• 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò
• 九霄云外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài
• 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún
• 判若云泥 pàn ruò yún ní
• 叱咤风云 chì zhà fēng yún
• 吞云吐雾 tūn yún tǔ wù
• 堕云雾中 duò yún wù zhōng
• 拨云见日 bō yún jiàn rì
• 波谲云诡 bō jué yún guǐ

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