魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá

good and bad people mixed together

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk

Characters

Character Meaning
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
龍 lóng
dragon; imperial; surname Long
混 hùn HSK 6
to mix; to mingle; to muddle along
雜 zá
miscellaneous; various; mixed