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玉石混淆 — “Good and bad are mixed together”

玉石混淆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good and bad are mixed together”. To confuse the genuine with the fake; to indiscriminately mix the good with the bad. Literally, “Jade and stone mixed together”.

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玉石混淆 Pronunciation and Pinyin

玉石混淆 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
玉
yù5jade, precious, beautiful
石
shí5Rock, stone
混
hùn11mix, muddle, or confuse
淆
xiáo11confused and mixed up

Example Sentence with 玉石混淆

在这个新兴的市场中,由于监管不严,各种质量的产品玉石混淆,消费者很难做出正确的选择。
In this emerging market, due to lax regulation, products of various qualities are mixed together, making it difficult for consumers to make the right choice.

Idioms Related to 玉石混淆

Synonyms of 玉石混淆

  • yù玉shí石zá杂róu糅a mixture of good and bad
  • yù玉shí石xiāng相róu揉good and bad intermingled

More idioms starting with 玉

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  • yù玉tù兔yín银chán蟾the moon
  • yù玉guān关rén人lǎo老old frontier soldier longing for home
  • yù玉jiǎn减xiāng香xiāo消beautiful woman emaciated from illness or sorrow
  • yù玉jiǎn减xiāng香xiāo销a beautiful woman's emaciation and decline
  • yù玉xiá匣zhū珠rú襦Elaborate royal burial attire
  • yù玉zhī卮wú无dàng当Ornate but useless
  • yù玉yǒu友jīn金kūn昆your excellent brothers
  • yù玉yè叶jīn金zhī枝royal or noble descendants
  • yù玉yè叶jīn金kē柯noble or aristocratic lineage
  • yù玉guī圭jīn金niè臬Crucial principles and standards

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Questions about 玉石混淆

What does 玉石混淆 mean?

玉石混淆 (yù shí hùn xiáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good and bad are mixed together”.

How do you pronounce 玉石混淆?

玉石混淆 is pronounced yù shí hùn xiáo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 玉石混淆 literally mean?

Literally, 玉石混淆 means “Jade and stone mixed together”. It is used to mean “Good and bad are mixed together”.

What is the Chinese definition of 玉石混淆?

比喻好坏混杂。

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