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鱼龙混杂

yú lóng hùn zádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9a822458aa563544. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

魚龍混雜 鱼龙混杂 [yu2 long2 hun4 za2] /lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk/

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Other forms in these source records: 魚龍混雜

  • 鱼
    yú

    fish (CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bào yú], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[è yú] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhāng yú])

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 混
    hún

    muddy / turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hún]) / brainless / foolish (variant of 渾|浑[hún]) / Taiwan pr. [hùn]

    hùn

    to mix / to mingle / muddled / to drift along / to muddle along / to pass for / to get along with sb / thoughtless / reckless

  • 杂
    zá

    mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.