颠倒是非

Traditional: 顛倒是非

diān dǎo shì fēi

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead

What does 颠倒是非 mean?

颠倒是非 (diān dǎo shì fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead

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颠diāntop (of the head) · apex 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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颠倒是非

diān dǎo shì fēi

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