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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「魚龍混雜」, explained below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「魚龍混雜」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

A metaphor for bad people and good people mixed together.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yú lóng hún zá

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yu2 lung4 wan6 jaap6

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.