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颠倒黑白

diān dǎo hēi bái

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
  2. 2. to misrepresent the facts
  3. 3. to invert right and wrong

Child Words of 颠倒黑白

颠
diān

to fall forwards

倒
dǎo

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally

黑白
hēi bái

black and white

倒
dào

to invert; to place upside down or frontside back

颠倒
diān dǎo

to turn upside down

黑
hēi

black

白
bái

white