青红皂白 qīnghóngzàobái the rights and wrongs of a matter Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 青 qīng nounverb black black; dark, especially referring to hair as in 青丝 qīngsī or fabric as in 青布 qīngbù红 紅 hóng adjective red the color of blood; having a reddish color皂 zào black (bound form) Black; dark in color.白 bái adjective white white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright