Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    to be very clear about sth

    yī
    一
    qīng
    清
    èr
    二
    chǔ
    楚
    一清二楚
    yī qīng èr chǔ

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    清
    qīng
    Qing or Ch'ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911) / clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge / surname Qing
    二
    èr
    two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect)
    楚
    chǔ
    Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC) / distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old) / surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hú běi Shěng] and Hunan 湖南省[Hú nán Shěng] provinces together
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