hard to distinguish good from bad
LAN AI is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is l á n à in á NF à n, which means it is difficult to distinguish good from bad. It comes from the biography of Shen you in the book of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The biography of Shen you in the book of song: "on the day of war, LAN AI is hard to separate. It's better to be flea (early) when the earth collapses
Idiom usage
It's hard to distinguish the good from the bad in today's society.
hard to distinguish good from bad
Look into the present and know the past - chá jīn zhī gǔ
talented men still remained in concealment - cáng lóng wò hǔ
make no distinction between what 's one 's own and what 's another 's - bù fēn bǐ cǐ
the nation is prosperous and the people are strong and powerful - guó fù mín fēng
become familiar with sth. through long exposure - mù rǔ ěr rǎn
distinguished from the common run - yōng zhōng jiǎo jiǎo