颠倒阴阳 — “To invert right and wrong”
颠倒阴阳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invert right and wrong”. To confound black and white; to distort the truth. Literally, “invert yin and yang; reverse yin and yang”.
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颠倒阴阳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了达到目的，他竟然颠倒阴阳，把事实真相完全扭曲了。
To achieve his goal, he even inverted right and wrong, completely distorting the facts.
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Open the tool →Questions about 颠倒阴阳
What does 颠倒阴阳 mean?
颠倒阴阳 (diān dǎo yīn yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to invert right and wrong”.
How do you pronounce 颠倒阴阳?
颠倒阴阳 is pronounced diān dǎo yīn yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 颠倒阴阳 literally mean?
Literally, 颠倒阴阳 means “invert yin and yang; reverse yin and yang”. It is used to mean “to invert right and wrong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 颠倒阴阳?
犹言颠倒是非，混淆黑白。