青紅皂白

See also: 青红皂白

Chinese

		green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)	red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	black and white; right and wrong
trad. (青紅皂白)		青	紅	皂白
simp. (青红皂白)		青	红	皂白
Literally: “bluegreen, red, black and white”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnghóng-zàobái

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ baak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīnghóng-zàobái
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinghongrtzawbair
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ baak⁶
  - Yale: chīng hùhng jouh baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ hung⁴ dzou⁶ baak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ bag⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹ t͡sou̯²² pɑːk̚²/

Idiom

青紅皂白

wheat and chaff; right and wrong

Derived terms

不問青紅皂白／不问青红皂白 (bùwèn qīnghóng-zàobái)

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