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颠倒是非 — “To confuse right and wrong”

颠倒是非 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to confuse right and wrong”. To distort the truth; to call black white and white black. Literally, “invert right and wrong”.

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颠倒是非 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 颠diān
  • 倒dǎo
  • 是shì
  • 非fēi

颠倒是非 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
颠
diān16top, overturn, jolt, insane
倒
dǎo10fall, pour, invert, reverse
是
shì9to be, yes, right
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong

Example Sentence with 颠倒是非

在讨论这个复杂问题时,我们必须保持头脑清醒,绝不能颠倒是非。
When discussing this complex issue, we must keep a clear head and never confuse right and wrong.

Idioms Related to 颠倒是非

Synonyms of 颠倒是非

  • zhǐ指lù鹿wéi为mǎ马deliberately misrepresent facts
  • hùn混xiáo淆shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒hēi黑bái白deliberately distort facts

Antonyms of 颠倒是非

  • shí实shì事qiú求shì是seek truth from facts

More idioms starting with 颠

  • diān颠sān三dǎo倒sì四confused and incoherent
  • diān颠qián乾dǎo倒kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠pū仆liú流lí离wander about homeless and displaced
  • diān颠dǎo倒qián乾kūn坤possess extraordinary power to turn things around
  • diān颠dǎo倒gàn干kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠dǎo倒yī衣cháng裳put on clothes in disarray from haste
  • diān颠dǎo倒yīn阴yáng阳invert right and wrong
  • diān颠chún唇bò簸zuǐ嘴stir up trouble with words
  • diān颠tóu头bō播nǎo脑nod and sway one's head complacently
  • diān颠tóu头bǒ簸nǎo脑nod and bob one's head
  • diān颠tóu头sǒng耸nǎo脑nodding and bobbing one's head complacently

Questions about 颠倒是非

What does 颠倒是非 mean?
颠倒是非 (diān dǎo shì fēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to confuse right and wrong”.
How do you pronounce 颠倒是非?
颠倒是非 is pronounced diān dǎo shì fēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 颠倒是非 literally mean?
Literally, 颠倒是非 means “invert right and wrong”. It is used to mean “to confuse right and wrong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 颠倒是非?
是:对;非:错。把错的说成对的,对的说成错的。把是非弄颠倒了。
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