Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ngư mục hổn châu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Fish-eyes mixed among pearls — fakes shelved with the genuine, daring the eye to sort them.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Độn giả lẫn với thật

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Literally: fish eyes jumbled with pearls

Examples

Hàng giả trộn hàng thật, ngư mục hổn châu.Fakes mixed into the genuine stock — fish-eyes among pearls.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ngư mục hổn châu” mean?

Fish-eyes mixed among pearls — fakes shelved with the genuine, daring the eye to sort them. Literally: fish eyes jumbled with pearls

Is “ngư mục hổn châu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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