Clear Wei and muddy Jing

Clear Wei and muddy Jing

The Weihe River is clear and the Jinghe River is muddy. When the Jinghe River flows into the Weihe River, it is clear and muddy. The metaphor has clear boundary or right and wrong.

Idiom explanation

[explanation] the water of Weihe River is clear and the water of Jinghe River is muddy. When the water of Jinghe River flows into Weihe River, it is clear and muddy. The metaphor has clear boundary or right and wrong.

Idioms and allusions

[source] in the book of songs, the wind of the river and the wind of the valley: "the river is turbid by the river, which is the river."