good and bad people or things intermingled; literally describes a field where grain and weeds are mixed together

weeds and grass that look like rice seedlings but produce no grain; specifically the weeds [[稂|稂|lang2]] and [[莠|莠|you3]]

useless; good-for-nothing; worthless; originally referring to a field without weeds, this idiom now describes someone who has failed to grow into a capable person or lacks any promise

an herbicide and plant growth regulator used to control woody plants and broadleaf weeds

(proverb) to be good-for-nothing or useless; used to describe a person who has failed to amount to anything or who is unable to make a living

good and bad people or things mixed together

wicked people; outlaws or bad elements of society

the annual grass species Setaria viridis, also known as green foxtail or wild foxtail millet

(literary) evil words; dirty or wicked language

a species of weed known as Setaria viridis, common in gardens and fields, resembling a small millet plant