覆是为非 — “To distort the truth”
覆是为非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distort the truth”. To call right wrong and wrong right; to turn things upside down and confuse right and wrong. Literally, “To overturn right into wrong; to reverse right and wrong”.
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在讨论问题时，他总是试图覆是为非，把自己的错误说成是别人的责任。
When discussing the issue, he always tried to distort the truth, blaming others for his own mistakes.
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- fù覆qù去fān翻lái来toss and turn repeatedly
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- fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
- fù覆cháo巢qīng倾luǎn卵When the main entity is destroyed, all constituents suffer
- fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
- fù覆cháo巢huǐ毁luǎn卵If the whole is destroyed, no part remains intact
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Open the tool →Questions about 覆是为非
What does 覆是为非 mean?
覆是为非 (fù shì wèi fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distort the truth”.
How do you pronounce 覆是为非?
覆是为非 is pronounced fù shì wèi fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 覆是为非 literally mean?
Literally, 覆是为非 means “to overturn right into wrong; to reverse right and wrong”. It is used to mean “to distort the truth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆是为非?
覆：颠倒。把是颠倒为非，把非颠倒为是