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皂白难分

皂白难分 — “Difficult to distinguish right from wrong or truth from falsehood”

皂白难分 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to distinguish right from wrong or truth from falsehood”. Unable to tell the difference between good and bad. Literally, “Hard to distinguish black from white”.

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皂白难分 Pronunciation and Pinyin

皂白难分 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
皂
zào7black; yamen runner
白
bái5white, bright, clear
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
分
fēn4divide, separate, share

Example Sentence with 皂白难分

在处理这些复杂问题时,各种信息混杂在一起,让人感到皂白难分。
When dealing with these complex issues, various pieces of information are mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish right from wrong.

Idioms Related to 皂白难分

More idioms starting with 皂

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

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What does 皂白难分 mean?

皂白难分 (zào bái nán fēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to distinguish right from wrong or truth from falsehood”.

How do you pronounce 皂白难分?

皂白难分 is pronounced zào bái nán fēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 皂白难分 literally mean?

Literally, 皂白难分 means “Hard to distinguish black from white”. It is used to mean “Difficult to distinguish right from wrong or truth from falsehood”.

What is the Chinese definition of 皂白难分?

皂:黑。黑白很难分辨,比喻是非不易辨别

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