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是非曲直

shìfēiqūzhí
idiom #47,877

Meanings

  1. 1 right and wrong, crooked and straight
  2. 2 the rights and wrongs of a matter
  3. 3 merits and demerits

Examples

法官要分清是非曲直。
Fǎguān yào fēnqīng shì fēi qū zhí.
A judge must distinguish right from wrong.
不了解情况,就别评论是非曲直。
Bù liǎojiě qíngkuàng, jiù bié pínglùn shì fēi qū zhí.
Without knowing the situation, don't judge the merits of the case.
这件事的是非曲直,总有一天会大白。
Zhè jiàn shì de shì fēi qū zhí, zǒng yǒu yì tiān huì dàbái.
The truth of this matter will come out one day.

Tips

memory
Four clean binaries: 是 (right) 非 (wrong) 曲 (crooked) 直 (straight). Two pairs of opposites stacked — a ledger of rights and wrongs.
grammar
Functions as a noun phrase: 分清~, 辨明~, 评论~. Doesn't work as an adjective or predicate.

Stroke Order

是 shì
非 fēi
曲 qǔ
直 zhí