兰艾难分 — “It's difficult to distinguish between good and bad people”
兰艾难分 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's difficult to distinguish between good and bad people”. Hard to tell the worthy from the worthless. Literally, “difficult to distinguish between orchids (worthy) and wormwood (worthless)”.
兰艾难分 Pronunciation and Pinyin
兰艾难分 Character Breakdown
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What does 兰艾难分 mean?
兰艾难分 (lán ài nán fēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's difficult to distinguish between good and bad people”.
How do you pronounce 兰艾难分?
兰艾难分 is pronounced lán ài nán fēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 兰艾难分 literally mean?
Literally, 兰艾难分 means “difficult to distinguish between orchids (worthy) and wormwood (worthless)”. It is used to mean “it's difficult to distinguish between good and bad people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 兰艾难分?
兰：香草名，比喻贤者；艾：臭草，比喻小人。好人、坏人难于分清。