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大是大非 — “Fundamental issues of right and wrong”

大是大非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fundamental issues of right and wrong”. Matters of principle. Literally, “major right and wrong”.

Frequency

大是大非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 是shì
  • 大dà
  • 非fēi

大是大非 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
是
shì9to be, yes, right
大
dà3large, big, great
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 大是大非

在团队合作中,大家应该分清大是大非,坚持原则,共同完成任务。
In teamwork, everyone should distinguish between major right and wrong, uphold principles, and complete tasks together.

Idioms Related to 大是大非

Synonyms of 大是大非

  • dà大xiāng相jìng径tíng庭widely divergent
  • jié截rán然bù不tóng同completely different
  • jīng泾wèi渭fēn分míng明clearly demarcated
  • hēi黑bái白fēn分míng明clearly distinguish right from wrong

Antonyms of 大是大非

  • mó模léng棱liǎng两kě可ambiguous or equivocal
  • liáng良yǒu莠bù不fēn分unable to distinguish good from bad
  • jī鸡máo毛suàn蒜pí皮trivial matters

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

Questions about 大是大非

What does 大是大非 mean?
大是大非 (dà shì dà fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fundamental issues of right and wrong”.
How do you pronounce 大是大非?
大是大非 is pronounced dà shì dà fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大是大非 literally mean?
Literally, 大是大非 means “major right and wrong”. It is used to mean “Fundamental issues of right and wrong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大是大非?
指带有原则性、根本性的是非问题。
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