颠倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
  2. to misrepresent the facts
  3. to invert right and wrong

CHARACTERS

颠 diān top, peak, summit; upset
倒 dǎo fall over; lie down; take turns
黑 hēi black; dark; evil, sinister
白 bái white; pure, unblemished; bright