trắng đen

trắng đen

Sự thật cần được làm rõ trắng đen.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Black and white: Literally refers to the two contrasting colors, white and black.
    • Right and wrong / Truth and falsehood: Figuratively represents a clear distinction between opposing principles, such as good and evil, correct and incorrect, or truth and lie. It implies a binary, unambiguous situation without gray areas.

  2. Adjective:

    • Black-and-white: Describes something that is characterized by absolute opposites, lacking nuance or intermediate positions. Often used to describe thinking, judgments, or situations perceived in simplistic, polarized terms.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Sự thật phải được phân minh trắng đen. (The truth must be clearly distinguished between right and wrong.)
    • Bức tranh chỉ sử dụng hai màu trắng đen. (The painting uses only the two colors black and white.)

  • Adjective:

    • Anh ấy có cái nhìn quá trắng đen về vấn đề này. (He has a very black-and-white view of this issue.)
    • Đây không phải là vấn đề trắng đen rõ ràng. (This is not a clear-cut black-and-white issue.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Phân định trắng đen": to distinguish right from wrong; to separate black from white.

    • Tòa án có nhiệm vụ phân định trắng đen. (The court's duty is to distinguish right from wrong.)

  • "Rõ như trắng đen": as clear as black and white; meaning something is very obvious and undeniable.

    • Sự việc đã rõ như trắng đen. (The matter is now as clear as black and white.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Trắng (adj): white.
  • Đen (adj): black.
  • Xám (adj): gray; often represents ambiguity or the middle ground between "trắng" and "đen".
Synonyms
  • Right and wrong: correctness versus incorrectness.
  • Truth and falsehood: fact versus lie.
  • Good and evil: moral versus immoral.
Related Idioms

  • "Viết/ghi trắng đen": to put in black and white; to write down clearly (often in a contract or document) to make something official and unambiguous.

    • Mọi thỏa thuận nên được ghi trắng đen. (All agreements should be put in black and white.)

  • "Thấy trắng đen": to see clearly what is right and wrong.

    • Người lãnh đạo phải biết thấy trắng đen. (A leader must know how to see right from wrong.)