鱼目混珠

Traditional: 魚目混珠

yú mù hùn zhū

Dictionary entry

to pass off fish eyes for pearls

What does 鱼目混珠 mean?

鱼目混珠 (yú mù hùn zhū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to pass off fish eyes for pearls

2to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)

Character breakdown

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鱼Yúsurname Yu 目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard 混húnmuddy; turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hun2]) · brainless; foolish (variant of 渾|浑[hun2])珠zhūbead · pearl

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鱼目混珠

yú mù hùn zhū

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