Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「魚目混珎」, as shown below.
Discover the idiom 「魚目混珎」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
A metaphor for using the fake to pass off as the real. Same as “fake eyes passing off as pearls”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yú mù hún zhēn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu2 muk6 wan6 jan1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
