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be quite distinct from each other; be entirely different; be as different as the clear Jing river is from the cloudy Wei river

jīng wèi fēn míng

泾 渭 分 明

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be quite distinct from each other; be entirely different; be as different as the clear Jing river is from the cloudy Wei river
- tā men duì cǐ de tài du jīng wèi fēn míng
  他们对此的态度泾渭分明。
  They had entirely different attitudes towards the matter.
- zhèng dǎng zhī jiān de yì shí xíng tài jiè xiàn bìng bù zǒng shì jīng wèi fēn míng de
  政党之间的意识形态界线并不总是泾渭分明的。
  The ideological divisions between the parties aren't always obvious.
- zhè liǎng gè lèi bié wú fǎ jīng wèi fēn míng de qū fēn kāi lái
  这两个类别无法泾渭分明地区分开来。
  It is not possible to draw a distinct line between the two categories.
synonym
dà xiāng jìng tíng大相径庭 hēi bái fēn míng黑白分明 dà shì dà fēi大是大非 ài zēng fēn míng爱憎分明 zhuó jīng qīng wèi浊泾清渭 bái bì qīng yíng白璧青蝇
antonym
bù zhì kě fǒu不置可否 yú lóng hùn zá鱼龙混杂 tóng liú hé wū同流合污 bù fēn zào bái不分皂白 yǐ bái wéi hēi以白为黑 jīng wèi bù fēn泾渭不分 liáng yǒu bù fēn良莠不分 róng wèi yī lú融为一炉

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