唱红脸

yī gè rén chàng hóng liǎn yī gè rén chàng bái liǎn

一个人唱红脸，一个人唱白脸。

One coaxes, the other coerces.

guò qù nà jiù xiàng shì yī zhǒng yǒu rén chàng bái liǎn yǒu rén chàng hóng liǎn de lì xíng gōng shì

过去，那就像是一种有人唱白脸、有人唱红脸的例行公事。

In the past, it was like a routine where some people sang bad faces and others sang good faces.