unable to distinguish between the clear and muddy(qīng zhuó tóng liú)

unable to distinguish between the clear and muddy

Clear and turbid water flow together, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī ngzhu ó t ó ngli ú, which means clear water and turbid water flow together. It means that beauty and evil are mixed, and good and bad are not separated. From the biography of Liu Yi in the book of Jin.

Idiom usage

We can't let the same flow of clarity and turbidity and the same flow of right and wrong.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: congenial, good or bad antonym: distinct

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Liu Yi in the book of Jin states: "today's nine grades do not show their sins, do not list their virtues, abolish the meaning of praise and derogation, allow the judgment of love and hatred, clear up the turbid and flow together, so as to cultivate their private interests."

Idiom explanation

Clear water and turbid water flow together. It refers to the mixture of beauty and evil.

Chinese PinYin : qīng zhuó tóng liú