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黑白分明

Mandarin · pinyin hēi bái fēn míng

Meanings

  1. lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)
  2. fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong
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黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
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1–2–1–2 · hei1 bai2 fen1 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 baak6 fan1 ming4

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黑白分明 · hei1 bai2 fen1 ming2
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Exact source record黑白分明 黑白分明 [hei1 bai2 fen1 ming2] /lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)/fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong/