是非颠倒 shì fēi diān dǎo Right and wrong reversed

Explanation

指把正确的说成错误的，把错误的说成正确的，颠倒是非黑白。

Refers to saying what is right as wrong and what is wrong as right, confusing right and wrong.

Origin Story

从前，在一个小山村里，住着一位德高望重的老人，他总是公平公正地处理村里的纠纷。有一天，村里发生了争执，甲乙两人为了一块地发生了激烈的争吵。甲说那块地是他的祖上传下来的，乙却说那块地是他先买到的。两人争执不下，村民们都来劝解，可是谁也说服不了谁。这时，村长建议请老人来仲裁。老人仔细地听取了双方的陈述，并查看了相关的证据。最后，老人断定那块地属于甲，并责备乙，说他为了私利，颠倒是非，诬陷好人。乙不服气，仍然坚持自己的说法，并试图纠缠老人。但老人坚持自己的判断，维护了公平正义。这个故事告诉我们，是非不能颠倒，要以事实为依据，公正地对待事情。

cóng qián, zài yīgè xiǎoshān cūn lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi dé gāo wàng zhòng de lǎorén, tā zǒng shì gōngpíng gōngzhèng de chǔlǐ cūn lǐ de jiūfēn. yǒu yī tiān, cūn lǐ fāshēng le zhēngzhí, jiǎ yǐ liǎng rén wèi le yī kuài dì fāshēng le jīliè de zhēng chǎo. jiǎ shuō nà kuài dì shì tā de zǔxiān chuán xià lái de, yǐ què shuō nà kuài dì shì tā xiān mǎi dào de. liǎng rén zhēngzhí bù xià, cūnmín men dōu lái quǎnjiě, kěshì shuí yě shuōfú bù liǎo shuí. zhè shí, cūnzhǎng jiànyì qǐng lǎorén lái zhòngcái. lǎorén zǐxì de tīngqǔ le shuāngfāng de chénshù, bìng chákan le xiāngguān de zhèngjù. zuìhòu, lǎorén duàndìng nà kuài dì shǔyú jiǎ, bìng zébèi yǐ, shuō tā wèi le sīlì, diāndǎo shì fēi, wūxiàn hǎorén. yǐ bù fú qì, réngrán jiānchí zìjǐ de shuōfǎ, bìng shìtú jiūchán lǎorén. dàn lǎorén jiānchí zìjǐ de pànduàn, wéihù le gōngpíng zhèngyì. zhège gùshì gàosù wǒmen, shì fēi bù néng diāndǎo, yào yǐ shìshí wèi yījù, gōngzhèng de duìdài shìqíng.

Once upon a time, in a small mountain village, lived a highly respected old man who always fairly and justly handled the village's disputes. One day, a dispute arose in the village, and two men, A and B, had a heated argument over a piece of land. A said that the land had been passed down from his ancestors, while B claimed that he had bought the land first. The two could not reach an agreement, and the villagers tried to persuade them, but no one could convince either party. At this point, the village head suggested inviting the old man to mediate. The old man carefully listened to both sides and examined the relevant evidence. Finally, the old man determined that the land belonged to A and rebuked B, saying that he had distorted the truth for personal gain and falsely accused a good person. B was not satisfied and still insisted on his own statement, trying to pester the old man. But the old man insisted on his judgment, upholding justice and fairness. This story tells us that right and wrong cannot be reversed; we must base ourselves on facts and treat things fairly.

Usage

用于形容把正确的事说成错误的，把错误的事说成正确的，颠倒是非黑白。常用于批评或谴责他人歪曲事实真相的行为。

yòng yú xíngróng bǎ zhèngquè de shì shuō chéng cuòwù de, bǎ cuòwù de shì shuō chéng zhèngquè de, diāndǎo shì fēi hēibái. cháng yòng yú pīpíng huò qiǎnzé tārén wāiqū shìshí zhēnxiàng de xíngwéi.

Used to describe saying what is right as wrong and what is wrong as right, confusing right and wrong. Often used to criticize or condemn others' behavior of distorting the truth.

Examples

• 这场官司是非颠倒，真让人气愤！

  zhè chǎng guānsī shì fēi diān dǎo, zhēn ràng rén qìfèn!

  This lawsuit is a reversal of right and wrong, which is really infuriating!

• 他故意颠倒黑白，是非颠倒，混淆视听。

  tā gùyì diāndǎo hēibái, shì fēi diān dǎo, hùnhuáo shìtīng.

  He deliberately distorts right and wrong, confusing right and wrong, and confusing the public.

• 历史事实不容歪曲，决不能是非颠倒！

  lìshǐ shìshí bùróng wāiqū, jué bùnéng shì fēi diān dǎo！

  Historical facts cannot be distorted!

Related Idioms

• 颠倒黑白

• 混淆是非

Opposite Idioms

• 是非分明

• 黑白分明