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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「真偽莫辨」.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「真偽莫辨」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Mo: No. It is difficult to distinguish true from false.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhēn wěi mò biàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jan1 ngai6 mok6 bin6

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.