Lǎobǎn tūrán hēiliǎn, dàjiā dōu bù gǎn shuōhuà le.
The boss suddenly turned stern and nobody dared to speak.
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In Peking opera (京剧), painted face roles use black to represent uprightness or fierceness — most famously 包公 (Bāo Gōng), the incorruptible judge. 唱黑脸 (to 'sing the black face') means to play the tough or bad cop role in a duo.
