包青天 [－－－]

Jyutping baau1 cing1 tin1
Pinyin bāo qīng tiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​宋代​出名​廉​潔​嘅​官​員​；​民間​傳​説​同​流行​文化​當中​，​為​咗​突​顯​佢​鐵​面​無​私​嘅​形象​，​好多​時​都​會​將​佢​嘅​面部​描繪成​黑色​，​因此​亦​會​「​包青天​」​呢​個​字​亦​會​畀​人用​嚟​指​面部​發黑​，​黑口​黑面​噉
    Justice Bao; a government officer in Song dynasty who was praised for justice; notable for the dark color on his face in folk stories and popular culture, and therefore used to refer to someone with a black face or who is in a bad mood
    • 你塊面瘀黑到包青天咁。
      你块面瘀黑到包青天咁。
      nei5 faai3 min6 jyu2 hak1 dou3 baau1 cing1 tin1 gam2.
      Your bruise is dark like Justice Bao Gong.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    Honorific name or nickname of Bao Zheng.
  2. noun, figuratively
    honest, upright official who is strictly impartial and incorruptible
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    包青天
    包青天
    baau1 cing1 tin1
    • Justice Pao; Pao the Justice
  2. Cantonese
    你块面瘀黑到包青天咁。
    你塊面瘀黑到包青天咁。
    nei5 faai3 min6 jyu2 hak1 dou3 baau1 cing1 tin1 gam2.
    • Your bruise is dark like Justice Bao Gong.