- 是是非非 shìshìfēifēi gossipGossip, scandal, or the various rights and wrongs of a dispute; quarrels and complications.
- 明辨是非 míngbiànshìfēi to distinguish right and wrongto clearly distinguish between what is right and what is wrong; to tell truth from falsehood
- 是非曲直 shìfēiqūzhí right and wrongliterally "right and wrong, crooked and straight"; the rights and wrongs of a case, its merits and demerits, or who is in the right and who is in the wrong
- 搬弄是非 bānnòngshìfēi to sow discordto incite a quarrel or cause conflict between people by telling tales or spreading gossip behind their backs
- 颠倒是非 diāndǎoshìfēi to confound right and wrong(idiom) To distort the facts; to deliberately mislead by treating right as wrong and wrong as right.
- 拨弄是非 bōnòngshìfēi to stir up troubleto provoke discord by spreading rumors or gossip
- 是非题 shìfēití true-or-false questionA type of test question where one must judge a statement as being either true or false.
- 是非不分 shìfēibùfēn to confuse right and wrong(idiom) unable to distinguish between right and wrong or good and bad
- 混淆是非 hùnxiáoshìfēi to confuse right and wrongto deliberately blur the line between what is correct and what is incorrect; to misrepresent the facts
- 是非分明 shìfēifēnmíng to distinguish right from wrong(idiom) to clearly distinguish between right and wrong or true and false
- 惹是非 rěshìfēi to stir up troubleTo provoke a dispute or cause trouble; to create conflict where there was none
- 是非颠倒 shìfēidiāndǎo to confound right and wrongto mix up right and wrong; to distort the facts by representing what is right as wrong and vice versa
- 是非得失 shìfēidéshī right and wrong and gain and lossright and wrong, gain and loss; the merits and demerits of a situation
- 是非之心 shìfēizhīxīn consciencethe ability to distinguish between right and wrong; one's moral sense of justice
- 挑拨是非 tiǎobōshìfēi to sow dissensionto incite a quarrel; to sow discord by making up stories or exaggerating facts to pit people against one another
- 是非窝 shìfēiwō trouble spota place where gossip, arguments, or disputes frequently occur; a breeding ground for trouble
- 是非自有公论 shìfēizìyǒugōnglùn public opinion will judgeRight and wrong will be determined by public opinion; public opinion is the best judge of who is right and who is wrong.
- 是非之地 shìfēizhīdì trouble spota place or situation where trouble is likely to occur; a sketchy area involving many conflicts or disputes
- 寡妇门前是非多 guǎfuménqiánshìfēiduō widows are often the subject of gossip(proverb) in traditional society, widows are prone to slander and rumors; literally, there is much right and wrong at the doorstep of a widow
- 招惹是非 zhāorěshìfēi to stir up troubleto provoke disputes or invite conflict through one's actions or words
- 分辨是非 fēnbiànshìfēi distinguish right from wrongto distinguish between right and wrong; to discern the truth
- 是非莫辨 shìfēimòbiàn unable to distinguish right from wrong(idiom) unable to distinguish right from wrong; confused about what is correct and what is incorrect
