不分青红皂白 indiscriminately
Explanation
不分青红皂白的意思是不分是非黑白,不加区别地对待。通常用来形容人做事不讲道理,武断专横,不问青红皂白。
The idiom means to treat things without distinguishing between right and wrong, without making any distinction. It is usually used to describe someone who acts unreasonably, arbitrarily and autocratically, without asking the facts.
Origin Story
从前,在一个偏僻的小山村里,住着一位名叫阿福的年轻人。阿福为人善良,乐于助人,但在处理事情上却常常不分青红皂白。一天,村里发生了偷盗事件,村长怀疑是隔壁村的李大叔所为,因为李大叔最近总是神神秘秘的。阿福听说后,二话不说,直接跑到李大叔家,不由分说地指责他偷东西。李大叔当然矢口否认,并向阿福解释了事情的来龙去脉。原来,李大叔最近在秘密筹备一件大事,需要收集一些特殊的材料,他的行为被误认为是偷盗。阿福听了李大叔的解释后,才意识到自己犯了一个错误,他为自己的鲁莽行为向李大叔真诚道歉。这次事件让阿福明白了,处理事情不能不分青红皂白,要先弄清楚事情的真相再做判断。从此以后,阿福做事更加谨慎小心,不再轻易相信流言蜚语,努力做到明辨是非,公平公正地对待每一个人。
Once upon a time, in a remote mountain village, there lived a young man named A Fu. A Fu was kind and helpful, but he often dealt with things without distinguishing right from wrong. One day, a theft occurred in the village, and the village head suspected that Old Man Li from the neighboring village was the culprit because Old Man Li had been acting very mysteriously lately. Without a second thought, A Fu rushed to Old Man Li's house and accused him of stealing without asking for his side of the story. Old Man Li, of course, vehemently denied the accusation and explained the situation to A Fu. It turned out that Old Man Li was secretly preparing for an important event and needed to collect some special materials, and his actions were mistaken as theft. After hearing Old Man Li's explanation, A Fu realized that he had made a mistake, and he sincerely apologized to Old Man Li for his rash actions. This incident taught A Fu that one should not judge things without knowing the full story and should first ascertain the truth before making any judgments. From that day on, A Fu became more cautious and careful and no longer easily believed rumors, instead trying to discern the truth and treat everyone fairly and justly.
Usage
常用来形容人做事不讲道理,武断专横,不问青红皂白。
Often used to describe someone who acts unreasonably, arbitrarily and autocratically, without asking the facts.
Examples
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他总是不能明辨是非,不分青红皂白地指责别人。
ta zongshi buneng mingbian shifei, bu fen qinghongzaobai de zhize bieren. , zhe jianshi, women buneng bu fen qinghongzaobai de jiu xia jielun
He always blames others indiscriminately, without distinguishing right from wrong.
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这件事,我们不能不分青红皂白地就下结论。
In this matter, we cannot simply jump to conclusions without understanding the situation completely..