confound black and white; confound right and wrong
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to confound black and white; to confuse right and wrong
formalA fixed four-character idiom used to describe deliberately distorting the truth or misrepresenting facts to deceive others.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
gè个
rén人
lì利
yì益
，
jìng竟
rán然
diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
，
wū诬
xiàn陷
hǎo好
rén人
。
For personal gain, he actually confounded right and wrong and framed an innocent person.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
wán完
quán全
shì是
zài在
diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
，
wù误
dǎo导
gōng公
zhòng众
。
This report is completely confounding black and white and misleading the public.
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Lì历
shǐ史
bù不
róng容
xǔ许
rèn任
hé何
rén人
diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
。
History does not allow anyone to confuse right and wrong.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
diān颠
dǎo倒
hēi黑
bái白
de的
yán言
lùn论
bì必
xū须
yǔ予
yǐ以
bó驳
chì斥
。
Such statements that confound black and white must be refuted.