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顛倒黑白 (din1 dou2 hak1 baak6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

顛倒黑白 (din1 dou2 hak1 baak6, diān dǎo hēi bái) — lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 顛 (din1) — top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt; peak; to totter; …
• 顛三倒四 (din1 saam1 dou2 sei3) — confused; disorderly; incoherent
• 顛來倒去 (din1 loi4 dou2 heoi3) — to harp on; over and over; merely ring changes on a few terms
• 顛倒 (din1 dou2) — to turn upside down; to reverse; back to front; confused; deranged; crazy
• 顛倒是非 (din1 dou2 si6 fei1) — (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
• 顛兒面 (din1 ji4 min6) — to lose face

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