龙生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ

all kinds of people; mixed good and bad

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
  2. 2. good and bad intermingled
  3. 3. It takes all sorts to make a world.

Characters

Character Meaning
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child