臧否

zāngpǐ
  1. (literary) to judge (people); to appraise
  2. (literary, now rare) good and/or bad
  3. good and/or bad
  4. to judge (people); to appraise

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 臧 Zāng surname Zang
=1 臧 zāng
  1. good
  2. right
=1 臧 zàng
  1. old variant of 藏 zàng
  2. old variant of 臟 zàng
=2 否 fǒu
  1. to negate
  2. to deny
  3. not
=2 否 pǐ
  1. clogged
  2. evil

Containing this entry

陟罰臧否 zhìfázāngpǐ (idiom) to evaluate the merits and demerits of; (esp. in formal, ethical or societal contexts) to critique; to judge