青红皂白 (qīng gōng) — right and wrong, the facts of a matter (used in the phrase 不分青红皂白)
Definition
A set idiom meaning 'right and wrong, the facts of a matter' — almost always used in the fixed phrase 不分青红皂白 ('without distinguishing right from wrong, indiscriminately').
idiom
right and wrongthe facts of a matter (used in the phrase 不分青红皂白)
Examples
- ，青红皂白。Tā gēn běn bú wèn yuán yīn, bù fēn qīng gōng jiù bǎ wǒ pī píng le yí dùn.He didn't even ask the reason and criticized me without checking the facts.
- ，青红皂白。Zuò wéi lǐng dǎo, chǔ lǐ wèn tí bù néng bù fēn qīng gōng.As a leader, you can't handle problems without distinguishing right from wrong.
- ，青红皂白。Tā tīng le bié rén de yí miàn zhī cí, bù fēn qīng gōng jiù bǎ zé rèn tuī gěi le wǒ.He listened to one side of the story and shifted the blame to me without checking the facts.
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