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包青天

Bāo Qīngtiān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Bao Qingtian, folk name of Bao Zheng (999–1062), the incorruptible Northern Song judge
  2. 2 Justice Bao, a 1993 Taiwanese TV series about Bao Zheng
包拯 Bāo Zhěng Bao Zheng · politician, 999–1062

Examples

HSK 4
小时候我每天晚上都看电视剧《包青天》。
Xiǎoshíhou wǒ měitiān wǎnshang dōu kàn diànshìjù 《 Bāo Qīngtiān 》.
As a kid I watched the TV drama Justice Bao every evening.
HSK 6
包青天是中国人心中清官的代表。
Bāo Qīngtiān shì Zhōngguórén xīnzhōng qīngguān de dàibiǎo.
For Chinese people, Bao Qingtian is the very model of an honest official.

Tips

usage
青天 'clear blue sky' was a folk word for an upright official who clears away injustice, so the name means roughly 'Bao, the clear sky'. He is the same man as 包拯 and 包公, and praising a fair modern official as a 包青天 is still common.
culture
The legend grew in Yuan plays and Qing novels, where he tries cases at 开封府 with three guillotines: dragon-headed for royals, tiger-headed for officials and dog-headed for commoners. The theme song of the 1993 series opens 开封有个包青天 'In Kaifeng there is a Bao Qingtian'.

Stroke Order

包 bāo
青 qīng
天 tiān