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Home / Idiom / 颠倒黑白

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately · to misrepresent the facts · to invert right and wrong

颠倒黑白
diān dǎo hēi bái
d+iān·1st toned+ǎo·3rd toneh+ēi·1st toneb+ái·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead颠倒是非diān dǎo shì fēito confuse right and wrong (idiom)混淆是非hùn xiáo shì fēimaking a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation指鹿为马zhǐ lù wéi mǎto turn upside down · to reverse · back to front · confused · deranged · crazy颠倒diān dǎolit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom) · fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself · to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others贼喊捉贼zéi hǎn zhuō zéito confuse black and white · to say that black is white · fig. not to distinguish right from wrong混淆黑白hùn xiáo hēi bái
Antonyms
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) · fig. to be practical and realistic实事求是shí shì qiú shì
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