青紅皂白

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See also: 青红皂白

Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
black and white; right and wrong
trad. (青紅皂白/青紅皁白) 皂白/皁白
simp. (青红皂白) 皂白
Literally: “bluegreen, red, black and white”.

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Idiom

青紅皂白

  1. wheat and chaff; right and wrong

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