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Daily Figurative Slangs (61)
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每日惯用语(61)

Chinese slangs

不问青红皂白
Confound right and wrong.

【发音】bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái

【释义】比喻不分是非,不问情由。
            Indiscriminately; not to distinguish black from white; not to inquire into the reason.

【例1】哪里有激烈的战争,他就立即冲向那里,不问青红皂白就砍杀起来。
           Where the fight is fierce, there he rushes in without hesitation, without question as to which side is right.

【例2】每当我犯错误,妈妈总是不分青红皂白地骂起我来。
           Every time I make a mistake, my mom would always scold me indiscriminately.

 

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