开天窗 (kāi tiān chuāng) — to open a skylight; (figurative, journalism) to leave blank spaces in a publication as a protest against censorship or demands
Définition
Literally 'open a skylight' (the literal construction sense). Figuratively, it means deliberately leaving blank spaces in a newspaper or publication to protest censorship — a specific journalism term, not a general idiom.
verb
to open a skylight(figurative, journalism) to leave blank spaces in a publication as a protest against censorship or demands
Exemples
- 开天窗。Tā zài wū dǐng kāi le yí gè kāi tiān chuāng.He opened a skylight in the roof.
- ，。Yóu yú shěn chá yuán yīn, jīn tiān de bào zhǐ kāi le tiān chuāng.Due to censorship, today's newspaper had a blank space (opened a skylight).
- ，。Biān jí wèi le kàng yì, yǒu yì gěi bǎn miàn kāi tiān chuāng.The editor deliberately left a blank in the layout to protest.
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