颠倒黑白 diāndǎo-hēibái literally to invert black and white (idiom)
literally to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong
How to remember 颠倒黑白: 颠 peak + 倒 collapse + 黑 black + 白 white = literally to invert black and white (idiom).
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How it is used
- To deliberately invert right and wrong / call black white - 他颠倒黑白，混淆是非 (tā diāndǎo hēibái, hùnxiáo shìfēi) he twists the truth and confounds right and wrong.
- A strongly negative idiom accusing someone of brazenly distorting the facts.
- Near-synonym 混淆是非 (to muddle right and wrong); 颠倒黑白 is the more blatant, willful reversal.