是非曲直

shì fēi qū zhí

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Definitions

1. lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
2. pros and cons

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Child Words of 是非曲直

• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 是非 是非 shì fēi: right and wrong
• 曲 曲 qū: bent
• 曲 曲 qǔ: tune
• 直 直 zhí: straight
• 非 非 fēi: to not be; not
• 曲直 曲直 qū zhí: lit. crooked and straight