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魚目混珠
yú​mù​hùn​zhū

to pass off fakes as genuine

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

鱼目混珠/ 魚目混珠 yú​mù​hùn​zhū to pass off fakes as genuine

Literally meaning "to mix fish eyes with pearls", this idiom describes passing off something fake or low-quality as the real thing or something of high value.

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