魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū

to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
  2. 2. to pass off fish eyes for pearls

Characters

Character Meaning
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list
混 hùn HSK 6
to mix; to mingle; to muddle along
珠 zhū HSK 6
pearl; bead