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是非曲直 — “The rights and wrongs of a matter”

是非曲直 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the rights and wrongs of a matter”. Justice and injustice; merits and demerits. Literally, “right, wrong, crooked, straight”.

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是非曲直 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 是shì
  • 非fēi
  • 曲qū
  • 直zhí

是非曲直 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
是
shì9to be, yes, right
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong
曲
qū6song, tune, or opera
直
zhí8straight, direct, honest

Example Sentence with 是非曲直

面对复杂的局面,我们必须仔细分析,辨明是非曲直。
Facing a complex situation, we must carefully analyze and discern the rights and wrongs.

Idioms Related to 是非曲直

Synonyms of 是非曲直

  • dà大shì是dà大fēi非fundamental issues of right and wrong
  • qīng青hóng红zào皂bái白the truth of a matter

Antonyms of 是非曲直

  • hùn混wéi为yī一tán谈confuse different things as the same
  • hùn混xiáo淆shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong

More idioms starting with 是

  • shì是gǔ古fēi非jīn今affirm ancient, deny modern
  • shì是kě可rěn忍,,shú孰bù不kě可róng容If this is tolerable, what isn't?
  • shì是kě可rěn忍,,shú孰bù不kě可rěn忍If this is tolerable, what isn't?
  • shì是shì是fēi非fēi非distinguishing right from wrong
  • shì是fēi非bù不fēn分unable to distinguish right from wrong
  • shì是fēi非zhī之dì地a place of trouble or controversy
  • shì是fēi非zhī之xīn心sense of right and wrong
  • shì是fēi非rén人wǒ我complex human relationships of right and wrong
  • shì是fēi非fēn分míng明distinguish right from wrong
  • shì是fēi非kǒu口shé舌verbal disputes and gossip
  • shì是fēi非zhǐ只wèi为duō多kāi开kǒu口Trouble comes from too much talk
  • shì是fēi非dé得shī失rights and wrongs, gains and losses

Questions about 是非曲直

What does 是非曲直 mean?
是非曲直 (shì fēi qū zhí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the rights and wrongs of a matter”.
How do you pronounce 是非曲直?
是非曲直 is pronounced shì fēi qū zhí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 是非曲直 literally mean?
Literally, 是非曲直 means “right, wrong, crooked, straight”. It is used to mean “the rights and wrongs of a matter”.
What is the Chinese definition of 是非曲直?
正确还是不正确,有理还是无理。
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