明辨是非

Traditional form:

明辨是非

Pinyin (reading):

míngbiànshìfēi

Definitions:

• to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 辨 - to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 辨 - to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose