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混淆是非

hùnxiáo-shìfēi
idiom #60,455

Meanings

  1. 1 to blur right and wrong
  2. 2 to deliberately confuse the issue
  3. 3 to muddy the waters

Examples

他故意混淆是非，想把责任推给别人。
Tā gùyì hùnxiáoshìfēi, xiǎng bǎ zérèn tuī gěi biérén.
He's deliberately muddying the waters to shift the blame onto someone else.
网络谣言常常混淆是非。
Wǎngluò yáoyán chángcháng hùnxiáoshìfēi.
Online rumors often blur the line between truth and falsehood.

Tips

history
The late-Qing writer Tao Zengyou used the variant 淆混是非 in 《论文学之势力及其关系》, criticizing writing that blunts the senses and blurs right from wrong.
register
Strong criticism. Implies deliberate deception, not honest confusion. Often used about propaganda, demagoguery, and bad-faith arguments.

Stroke Order

混 hùn
淆 xiáo
是 shì
非 fēi