不明不白

bùmíng-bùbái

idiom #38,134

Meanings

HSK 6

这笔钱不明不白地消失了，谁也说不清。

Zhèbǐ qián bùmíng-bùbái de xiāoshī le, shéi yě shuōbuqīng.

This money vanished for no clear reason - nobody can explain it.

HSK 7-9

我不想不明不白地被开除。

Wǒ bù xiǎng bùmíng-bùbái de bèi kāichú.

I don't want to be fired without any explanation.

usage

Often implies suspicion or frustration at unexplained circumstances. Common adverbial use: '...without explanation / for no clear reason'.

不 bù

明 míng

白 bái