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/青紅皁白)		青	紅	皂白/皁白
simp. (青红皂白)		青	红	皂白
Literally: “bluegreen, red, black and white”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīnghóngzàobái

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ baak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīnghóngzàobái
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cinghóngzàobái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-hung²-tsao⁴-pai²
    • Yale: chīng-húng-dzàu-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinghorngtzawbair
    • Palladius: цинхунцзаобай (cinxunczaobaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ baak⁶
    • Yale: chīng hùhng jouh baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ hung⁴ dzou⁶ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ hung⁴ zou⁶ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹ t͡sou̯²² paːk̚²/

Idiom

青紅皂白

1. wheat and chaff; right and wrong

Derived terms

• 不分青紅皂白 / 不分青红皂白 (bùfēn qīnghóngzàobái)
• 不問青紅皂白 / 不问青红皂白 (bùwèn qīnghóngzàobái)