confound black and white; stand truth on its head
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to confound black and white; to deliberately distort facts and confuse right and wrong
derogatoryThis idiom vividly describes the act of deliberate deception and sophistry, reversing the truth. It is strongly derogatory.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
tuī推
xiè卸
zé责
rèn任
，
zài在
fǎ法
tíng庭
shàng上
diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
。
To shirk responsibility, he stood truth on its head in court.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
wán完
quán全
diān颠
dǎo倒
shì是
fēi非
，
hùn混
xiáo淆
hēi黑
bái白
。
This report completely reverses right and wrong and confounds black and white.
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Bù不
yào要
tīng听
tā他
diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
，
shì事
shí实
gēn根
běn本
bù不
shì是
nà那
yàng样
。
Don't listen to him distorting the facts; the truth is not like that at all.
Diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
de的
yán言
lùn论
yán严
zhòng重
wù误
dǎo导
le了
gōng公
zhòng众
。
Statements that confound black and white seriously mislead the public.