鱼龙混杂 yú lóng hùn zá

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

鱼 yú
HSK 2
fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
龙 lóng
HSK 5
dragon; symbolic of emperor
混 hùn
HSK 6
to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
杂 zá
HSK 4
mixed, blended; mix, mingle