From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Chinese[edit]
|
name of a river
|
name of a river
|
|
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[edit]
涇渭分明
- to be entirely different; to be completely distinct (right and wrong; good and bad)