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不分皂白

Mandarin · pinyin bù fēn zào bái

Meanings

  1. not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
皂
zào · soap; black; menial servant
白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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4–1–4–2 · bu4 fen1 zao4 bai2

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bat1 fan1 zou6 baak6

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不分皂白 · bu4 fen1 zao4 bai2
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Exact source record不分皂白 不分皂白 [bu4 fen1 zao4 bai2] /not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong/