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不分青红皂白
不分青红皂白
不分青红皂白
不分青红皂白
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不分青红皂白

不分青红皂白 — “To not distinguish between right and wrong”

不分青红皂白 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not distinguish between right and wrong”. To act indiscriminately; to make no distinction between facts and falsehoods. Literally, “not distinguish blue, red, black, white”.

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不分青红皂白 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不分青红皂白 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
分
fēn4divide, separate, share
青
qīng8green, blue, or young
红
hóng6red, popular, auspicious
皂
zào7black; yamen runner
白
bái5white, bright, clear

Example Sentence with 不分青红皂白

他总是这样,不分青红皂白地指责别人,从不先了解事情的真相。
He's always like this, blaming others indiscriminately without first understanding the truth of the matter.

Idioms Related to 不分青红皂白

Synonyms of 不分青红皂白

  • shì是fēi非bù不fēn分unable to distinguish right from wrong
  • hùn混wéi为yī一tán谈confuse different things as the same
  • hùn混xiáo淆hēi黑bái白confuse right and wrong

Antonyms of 不分青红皂白

  • shì是fēi非fēn分míng明distinguish right from wrong
  • hēi黑bái白fēn分míng明clearly distinguish right from wrong

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

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Questions about 不分青红皂白

What does 不分青红皂白 mean?

不分青红皂白 (bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not distinguish between right and wrong”.

How do you pronounce 不分青红皂白?

不分青红皂白 is pronounced bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 不分青红皂白 literally mean?

Literally, 不分青红皂白 means “not distinguish blue, red, black, white”. It is used to mean “to not distinguish between right and wrong”.

What is the Chinese definition of 不分青红皂白?

皂:黑色。不分黑白,不分是非。

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