不分青红皂白 in English bu4 fen1 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiomatic expression)
  • not to distinguish between right and wrong

Simplified Characters

不 分 青 红 皂 白

Traditional Characters

不 分 青 紅 皂 白

Pinyin

bu4 fen1 qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 分fen1to divide 青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 红hong2surname Hong 皂zao4soap 白bai2surname Bai