unable to distinguish black from white(bù fēn zào bái)

unable to distinguish black from white

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù f ē NZ à ob á I, which means no distinction between black and white, right and wrong. From the book of songs Daya sangrou.

Idiom explanation

Soap: black.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of songs, Da Ya sang Rou, "the bandits can't speak, but Husi is afraid." Zheng xuanjian of Han Dynasty: "what is Hu's words? When the sages see the right and wrong of this matter, they can't tell the right from the wrong." Later, "no distinction between white and black" means no distinction between right and wrong.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attributive and adverbial. example we were coaxed by him and didn't take him, but we were beaten indiscriminately by people here, which surprised our companions. (Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty, Volume 39)

Chinese PinYin : bù fēn zào bái