薰莸错杂 — “A mixture of good and bad”
薰莸错杂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a mixture of good and bad”. An indiscriminate mixture of fine and foul elements; good and evil intermingled. Literally, “Fragrant and foul plants intermingled; fragrant herbs and stinking weeds mixed”.
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What does 薰莸错杂 mean?
薰莸错杂 (xūn yóu cuò zá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a mixture of good and bad”.
How do you pronounce 薰莸错杂?
薰莸错杂 is pronounced xūn yóu cuò zá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 薰莸错杂 literally mean?
Literally, 薰莸错杂 means “Fragrant and foul plants intermingled; fragrant herbs and stinking weeds mixed”. It is used to mean “a mixture of good and bad”.
What is the Chinese definition of 薰莸错杂?
薰：香草，比喻善类；莸：臭草，比喻恶类；错：杂错。把香草和臭草夹杂在一起。比喻善恶好坏混杂不分