qīng
hóng
zào
bái

idiom
common

Meaning of 青红皂白

青红皂白 means right and wrong; the rights and wrongs of a matter; the ins and outs. Pronounced qīng hóng zào bái.

  • right and wrong; the rights and wrongs of a matter; the ins and outs

Definitions & Examples

fēn
qīng
hóng
zào
bái

without distinguishing right from wrong; indiscriminately

wèn
qīng
hóng
zào
bái

without asking about the rights and wrongs of the matter

Jǐng
chá
fēn
qīng
hóng
zào
bái
jiù
zhuā
zǒu
le
 

The police arrested him without distinguishing right from wrong.

zěn
me
fēn
qīng
hóng
zào
bái
jiù
rén
ne
 

How can you scold people without knowing the rights and wrongs of the situation?