hùn
zhū

idiom
common

Meaning of 鱼目混珠

鱼目混珠 means to pass off fish eyes as pearls; to palm off fake or inferior goods as genuine; to deceive by substitution. Pronounced yú mù hùn zhū.

  • to pass off fish eyes as pearls; to palm off fake or inferior goods as genuine; to deceive by substitution

Definitions & Examples

Shì
chǎng
shàng
yǒu
xiē
liáng
shāng
jiā
yòng
jiǎ
huò
hùn
zhū
 
piàn
xiāo
fèi
zhě
 

Some unscrupulous merchants in the market pass off fake goods as genuine to deceive consumers.

Zhè
piān
lùn
wén
chāo
bié
rén
de
yán
jiū
chéng
guǒ
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
hùn
zhū
 

This paper plagiarizes other people's research results; it's simply passing off fish eyes as pearls.

fǎng仿
zhì
pǐn
hùn
zhū
 
zài
pāi
mài
huì
shàng
piàn
le
shǎo
qián
 

He passed off imitations as genuine antiques at the auction, swindling quite a bit of money.

Zhè
xiē
yàn
pǐn
bèi
yòng
lái
hùn
zhū
 
zhuān
mén
piàn
dǒng
háng
de
shōu
cáng
jiā
 

These forgeries are used to palm off fake items as real, specifically deceiving collectors who lack expertise.