泾渭分明 meaning in English
be quite distinct from each other; as different as the waters of the jinghe and the weihe; entirely different; make a clear distinction between purity and impurity
Examples
- The distinction between geophysical and geological branches of earth science is not clear-cut .
地质和地球物理这两个地球科学分支的差别并不泾渭分明。 - It was a time when the mandarin and cantonese cinemas were separate worlds
那段时期，国粤语电影仍属于两个泾渭分明的世界。 - Psychologists and neurologists now agree that the mind and body are not that different
目前心理学家和神经学家也同意身心并不是那么泾渭分明。 - Sometimes , though , the levels of reality do get jumbled , with odd effects
然而，有时在真实世界中，事情并不是这麽泾渭分明，而且还有著一些奇特效应。 - Even at its estuary , the yalu river remains clearly visible as its green color is set off by the turbid yellow sea
鸭绿江和黄海的分界线泾渭分明，一边绿色，一边黄色。