The river is clear and the river is muddy(jīng qīng wèi zhuó)

The river is clear and the river is muddy

Jingqingweizhuo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin J ī ngq ī NGW è izhu ó, means jingshuiqing and weishuizhuo. It refers to the high and low moral character and the quality of things. It is obvious. It comes from the book of songs, Yingfeng and Gufeng.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of songs, the wind of the river and the wind of the valley, it is said that "the river is turbid by the river, which is the river." Kong Yingda said: "the water in the Jing River is clear, so the water in the Jing River is turbid."

Idiom usage

As an object or attributive. "When the Jing River rises and the Wei river dries up, the Jing River becomes clear and the Wei River becomes turbid; when the Jing River dries up and the Wei River rises, the Jing River becomes turbid and the Wei River becomes clear." (Shi Ju Ying Lu Bi Zhi by Tan Sitong in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : jīng qīng wèi zhuó