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平白无辜 — “Innocent and blameless”

平白无辜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Innocent and blameless”. Suffering undeservedly or without cause. Literally, “Plainly innocent; without guilt”.

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平白无辜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

平白无辜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
平
píng5flat, level, equal, calm
白
bái5white, bright, clear
无
wú4without, not having
辜
gū12guilt, betray, disappoint

Example Sentence with 平白无辜

他只是路过,却被误认为肇事者,真是平白无辜。
He was just passing by, but was mistakenly identified as the culprit; he was truly innocent and blameless.

Idioms Related to 平白无辜

Synonyms of 平白无辜

  • píng平bái白wú无gù故without cause or reason

More idioms starting with 平

  • píng平fēn分qiū秋sè色equally matched; share honors
  • píng平yuán原shí十rì日yǐn饮a grand and prolonged banquet
  • píng平yuán原yì易yě野flat and open plains or wilderness
  • píng平yuán原dū督yóu邮inferior or low-quality wine
  • píng平dì地yī一shēng声léi雷sudden significant event or rise to prominence
  • píng平dì地lóu楼tái台build a magnificent enterprise from scratch
  • píng平dì地bō波lán澜unexpected disturbance
  • píng平dì地shēng生bō波stir up trouble out of nothing
  • píng平dì地dēng登yún云meteoric rise from humble beginnings
  • píng平dì地qǐ起gū孤dīng丁stir up trouble out of nothing
  • píng平dì地qǐ起jiā家build a career from scratch
  • píng平dì地qǐ起léi雷a sudden dramatic change

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Questions about 平白无辜

What does 平白无辜 mean?

平白无辜 (píng bái wú gū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Innocent and blameless”.

How do you pronounce 平白无辜?

平白无辜 is pronounced píng bái wú gū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 平白无辜 literally mean?

Literally, 平白无辜 means “Plainly innocent; without guilt”. It is used to mean “Innocent and blameless”.

What is the Chinese definition of 平白无辜?

指清白无罪。

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