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Meaning of 唱白脸

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chàng bái liǎn (Trad.: 唱白臉)
to play the role of the villain (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
One coaxes, the other coerces.
2
I'm willing to put in as long as it takes, and I'm happy to be the one hated.
3
"When we manage people, someone has got to play the white face and be tough, and another to play the red face and be compassionate. " Paul jokes, "That's the way of balance.
4
Other great teams can comprise smooth negotiator and hard nut (Mr Nice and Mr Nasty) or a brilliant creative brain matched with a first-class commercial mind.
5
Nevertheless, he is friendly and a welcome respite from the more threatening other policemen who are often around (making this a subtle use of the good-cop, bad-cop 'Hurt and Rescue' routine).