路见不平

路見不平
lùjiànbùpíng

to stand up for the truth and fight for justice

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 路 Lù surname Lu
=1 路 lù
  1. journey
  2. route
  3. line (bus etc)
  4. sort; kind

classifier: 條
=2 见 jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view
=2 见 xiàn
  1. to appear
  2. also written 现 xiàn
3 不平 bùpíng
  1. uneven
  2. injustice
  3. unfairness
  4. wrong
  5. grievance
  6. indignant
  7. dissatisfied

Containing this entry

路见不平，拔刀相助 lùjiànbùpíng,bádāoxiāngzhù
  1. lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
  2. fig. to rush to the rescue
  3. to play the white knight