青红皂白

青紅皂白
qīnghóngzàobái
the rights and wrongs of a matter (idiom)

CEDICT

wheat and chaff; right and wrong

Wiktionary

皂，黑色。青红皂白指各种不同的颜色。比喻事情的是非情由。《初刻拍桉惊奇．卷十八》：「富翁一眼觑定这小娘子，恨不得寻口水来吞他下肚去，那裡还管炉火的青红皂白！」《老残游记．第十五回》：「进得门来，听见一片哭声，也不晓得青红皂白，只好号啕大哭。」也作「青黄皂白」、「青红白皂」。

重編國語辭典

事情的是非情由

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 青 qīng
  1. green
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. youth
  5. young (of people)
2 红 hóng
  1. red
  2. popular
  3. revolutionary
  4. bonus
3 皂白 zàobái black and white; right and wrong

Containing this entry

不分青红皂白 bùfēnqīnghóngzàobái
  1. not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白 bùwènqīnghóngzàobái
  1. not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. not to distinguish between right and wrong