鱼龙混杂 in English yu2 long2 hun4 za2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) fish and dragons mixed in together (idiomatic expression); metaphorically crooks mixed in with the honest folk

Simplified Characters

鱼 龙 混 杂

Traditional Characters

魚 龍 混 雜

Pinyin

yu2 long2 hun4 za2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鱼yu2surname Yu 龙long2surname Long 混hun4confused 杂za2variant of 雜|杂[za2]