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皂白不分 — “Unable to distinguish right from wrong”

皂白不分 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unable to distinguish right from wrong”. Indiscriminately confuse right and wrong. Literally, “cannot distinguish black and white”.

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皂白不分 Pronunciation and Pinyin

皂白不分 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
皂
zào7black; yamen runner
白
bái5white, bright, clear
不
bù4not
分
fēn4divide, separate, share

Example Sentence with 皂白不分

他在处理问题时总是皂白不分,对事情的来龙去脉缺乏深入了解。
He always fails to distinguish right from wrong when handling issues, lacking a deep understanding of the whole story.

Idioms Related to 皂白不分

Synonyms of 皂白不分

  • shì是fēi非bù不fēn分unable to distinguish right from wrong
  • jīng泾wèi渭bù不fēn分fail to distinguish right from wrong
  • hēi黑bái白bù不fēn分confuse right and wrong

Antonyms of 皂白不分

  • shì是fēi非fēn分míng明distinguish right from wrong
  • jīng泾wèi渭fēn分míng明clearly demarcated
  • hēi黑bái白fēn分míng明clearly distinguish right from wrong

More idioms starting with 皂

  • zào皂sī丝má麻xiàn线unclear and ambiguous relationships
  • zào皂bái白gōu沟fēn分clearly distinguish between right and wrong
  • zào皂bái白nán难fēn分Hard to distinguish right from wrong

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Questions about 皂白不分

What does 皂白不分 mean?

皂白不分 (zào bái bù fēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unable to distinguish right from wrong”.

How do you pronounce 皂白不分?

皂白不分 is pronounced zào bái bù fēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 皂白不分 literally mean?

Literally, 皂白不分 means “cannot distinguish black and white”. It is used to mean “unable to distinguish right from wrong”.

What is the Chinese definition of 皂白不分?

不分黑白,不分是非。

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