Bàoshè nìngyuàn kāitiānchuāng, yě bù yuàn kāndēng nà piān wénzhāng.
The newspaper would rather leave a blank than publish that article.
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开天窗 (literally 'open a skylight') originates from the press, where a blank white space would be left in place of censored content. The blank looks like a window cut into the page. It can also mean failing to deliver on a promise.
