一薰一莸
yī​xūn​yī​yóu

good mixed with evil

  • created sense approved 一薰一莸/一薰一蕕 · yī​xūn​yī​yóu · good mixed with evil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一薰一莸 / 一薰一蕕

    yī​xūn​yī​yóu

    good mixed with evil

    literally meaning a fragrant herb and a foul-smelling plant mixed together; it describes how good is easily overwhelmed or obscured by evil

    yì​xūn​yì​yóu

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · each 薰 (literal) → 薰 · xūn · fragrant herb 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · each 莸 (literal) → 莸/蕕 · yóu · foul-smelling weed

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense