颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo-hēi bái) — to deliberately distort the truth; to misrepresent facts
Definition
A chengyu meaning to deliberately twist the truth and call black white — a stronger, more literary accusation than simply lying, emphasizing malicious distortion of facts.
phrase
to deliberately distort the truthto misrepresent facts
Examples
- ，颠倒黑白，。Zài fǎ tíng shàng, tā shì tú diān dǎo-hēi bái, dàn zhèng jù hěn qīng chǔ.In court, he tried to distort the truth, but the evidence was clear.
- 颠倒黑白。Zhè zhǒng diān dǎo-hēi bái de xuān chuán huì wù dǎo hěn duō rén.This kind of truth-distorting propaganda will mislead many people.
- 颠倒黑白，。Tā xiě de bào dào wán quán diān dǎo-hēi bái, háo wú shì shí yī jù.The report he wrote completely distorts the truth and has no factual basis.
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