是非曲直 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight ; fig. merits and demerits
• pros and cons

Character by character

• 是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose
• 曲qūcrooked, bent; wrong, false
• 直zhístraight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

Idioms sharing a character

• 一无是处 yī wú shì chù
• 一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn
• 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi
• 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì
• 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi
• 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì
• 唯利是图 wéi lì shì tú
• 如是我闻 rú shì wǒ wén
• 实事求是 shí shì qiú shì
• 挑拨是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi

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