鱼目混珠
yú mù hùn zhū
Pinyin

Definition

鱼目混珠
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yú mù hùn zhū
  1. to pass off fish eyes for pearls
  2. to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心目
xīn mù
  1. 1 mind
明珠
míng zhū
  1. 1 pearl
  2. 2 jewel (of great value)
混
hún
  1. 1 confused
  2. 2 dirty
  3. 3 to mix
  4. 4 muddy
  5. 5 variant of 渾|浑[hún]
混蛋
hún dàn
  1. 1 scoundrel
  2. 2 bastard
  3. 3 hoodlum
  4. 4 wretch
珠
zhū
  1. 1 bead
  2. 2 pearl
  3. 3 CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
目前
mù qián
  1. 1 at the present time
  2. 2 currently
目标
mù biāo
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 goal
  3. 3 objective
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
目的
mù dì
  1. 1 purpose
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
  4. 4 target
  5. 5 objective
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
项目
xiàng mù
  1. 1 item
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 (sports) event
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不堪入目
bù kān rù mù
  1. 1 unbearable to look at
  2. 2 an eyesore
佛珠
fó zhū
  1. 1 Buddhist prayer beads
刮目相看
guā mù xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. 2 to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
夺目
duó mù
  1. 1 to dazzle the eyes
拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
数目
shù mù
  1. 1 amount
  2. 2 number
曲目
qǔ mù
  1. 1 repertoire
  2. 2 program
  3. 3 song
  4. 4 piece of music
栏目
lán mù
  1. 1 regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
  2. 2 program (TV or radio)
历历在目
lì lì zài mù
  1. 1 vivid in one's mind (idiom)

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
  1. 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
  2. 2 to read very rapidly
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
  1. 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. 3 can't see the wood for the trees
不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
  1. 1 (idiom) too appalling to look at
剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
  1. 1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
厉目而视
lì mù ér shì
  1. 1 to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
妙语如珠
miào yǔ rú zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng
  1. 1 to glower at each other (idiom)
怵目惊心
chù mù jīng xīn
  1. 1 lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
  2. 2 horrible to see
  3. 3 a ghastly sight
  4. 4 also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心
慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

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