- lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)
- fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong
Characters
- 黑 (黑): abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
- 白 (白): surname Bai
- 分 (分): to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- 明 (明): Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
Resources
- Wiktionary: 黑白分明
- MDBG: 黑白分明
- Examples with 黑白分明 on Tatoeba
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