涇渭分明
See also: 泾渭分明
Chinese
name of a river | name of a river | clear; evident; plain clear; evident; plain; distinct; clearly; evidently; plainly; distinctly | ||
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trad. (涇渭分明) | 涇 | 渭 | 分明 | |
simp. (泾渭分明) | 泾 | 渭 | 分明 | |
Literally: “to be as different as the waters of the (muddy) Jing and the (limpid) Wei”. |
Pronunciation
Idiom
涇渭分明
- to be entirely different; to be completely distinct (right and wrong; good and bad)