青红皂白 in English qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

青 红 皂 白

Traditional Characters

青 紅 皂 白

Pinyin

qing1 hong2 zao4 bai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

青qing1abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province 红hong2surname Hong 皂zao4soap 白bai2surname Bai