非此即彼 — “If not this, then that”
非此即彼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing a situation where there are only two mutually exclusive alternatives; either one or the other; black or white thinking”. Literally, “if not this, then that”.
非此即彼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Idioms Related to 非此即彼
More idioms starting with 非
- fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
- fēi非rén人bù不chuán传teach only the right candidate
- fēi非fèn分zhī之niàn念improper thoughts or desires
- fēi非fèn分zhī之xiǎng想covet what is beyond one's proper share
- fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
- fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
- fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
- fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
- fēi非tóng同ér儿xì戏no child's play
- fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
- fēi非tóng同xiǎo小kě可of great importance
- fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
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Open the tool →Questions about 非此即彼
What does 非此即彼 mean?
非此即彼 (fēi cǐ jí bǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing a situation where there are only two mutually exclusive alternatives; either one or the other; black or white thinking”.
How do you pronounce 非此即彼?
非此即彼 is pronounced fēi cǐ jí bǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 非此即彼 literally mean?
Literally, 非此即彼 means “if not this, then that”. It is used to mean “describing a situation where there are only two mutually exclusive alternatives; either one or the other; black or white thinking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 非此即彼?
非：不是；此：这个；即：便是；彼：那个。不是这一个，就是那一个。