颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo-hēi bái) — to deliberately distort the truth; to misrepresent facts

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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