Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

đổi trắng thay đen

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Meaning · English

Trading white for black — falsification at the primary-color level.

Literally: exchange white, swap black

Examples

Cáo trạng bị đổi trắng thay đen.The indictment swapped white for black.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đổi trắng thay đen” mean?

Trading white for black — falsification at the primary-color level. Literally: exchange white, swap black

Is “đổi trắng thay đen” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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