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混淆黑白

Mandarin · pinyin hùn xiáo hēi bái

to confuse black and white
to say that black is white
fig. not to distinguish right from wrong

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混: hùn · to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
淆: xiáo · confused, in disarray, mixed up
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright

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4–2–1–2 · hun4 xiao2 hei1 bai2

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wan6 ngaau4 hak1 baak6

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