颠倒黑白

Traditional: 顛倒黑白

diān dǎo hēi bái

Dictionary entry

lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

What does 颠倒黑白 mean?

颠倒黑白 (diān dǎo hēi bái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately

2to misrepresent the facts

3to invert right and wrong

Character breakdown

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颠diāntop (of the head) · apex 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 黑Hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group

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颠倒黑白

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