真伪莫辨 in English zhen1 wei3 mo4 bian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • can't judge true or false (idiomatic expression); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
  • not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)

Simplified Characters

真 伪 莫 辨

Traditional Characters

真 偽 莫 辨

Pinyin

zhen1 wei3 mo4 bian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

真zhen1really 伪wei3false 莫mo4surname Mo 辨bian4to distinguish