涇渭分明

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See also: 泾渭分明

Chinese

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name of a river name of a river
trad. (涇渭分明) 分明
simp. (泾渭分明) 分明
Literally: “to be as different as the waters of the (muddy) Jing and the (limpid) Wei”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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涇渭分明

  1. to be entirely different; to be completely distinct (right and wrong; good and bad)