做醜人 (zou6 cau2 jan4) — play the villain [syn.][國]唱白臉 in Cantonese

zouˍ₆做cauˊ²醜janˎ₄人

简做丑人

Mandarin Pinyin: zuo4 chou3 ren2

Meaning of 做醜人

nounplay the villain [syn.][國]唱白臉

nounto be the bad guy; to do the tough but necessary things (such as being straightforward and telling someone off)

mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做cauˊ²醜janˎ₄人

Don't want to be the bad guy.

keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做cauˊ²醜janˎ₄人

He's the bad guy.

ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做cauˊ²醜janˎ₄人zaa˗₃咋

I'm just the bad guy, that's all.

jauˍ₆又jiu˗₃要ngoˏ₅我zouˍ₆做cauˊ²醜janˎ₄人

Have to be the bad guy again.

mouˏ₅冇janˎ₄人hangˊ²肯zouˍ₆做cauˊ²醜janˎ₄人

No one is willing to be the bad guy.

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