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白黒

right and wrong; the facts

ɕ i ɾ o̞ k ɯ̟ ɾ o̞
白 white + 黒 black
noun Rare #36,233
right and wrong; the facts Often used in 白黒をつける, meaning to settle who is right or what really happened.
JA: 白黒をはっきりさせようじゃないの。
EN: Let’s get to the bottom of this, shall we?

白黒はっきりさせようじゃないの。

Let's settle this once and for all.

今に－白黒つけてやる

I’ll settle this once and for all right now.

— ベルリン・天使の詩 (1987)

白黒つけろ。

Make a clear-cut decision.

白黒を明らかにしよう。

Let's settle once and for all who's right and who's wrong.

ジェーンは、白黒をはっきりさせる人です。

Jane is someone who sees things in black and white.