混为一谈 — Chinese idiom
混为一谈
hùn wéi yī tán
Traditional: 混為一談
Meaning
- to confuse one thing with another ; to muddle
Character by character
- 混hùnmuddy, confused; to mix, to blend; to mingle
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 谈tánto talk, to chat; conversation; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 混世魔王 hùn shì mó wáng
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi
- 混淆视听 hùn xiáo shì tīng
- 鱼目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū
- 鱼龙混杂 yú lóng hùn zá
- 龙蛇混杂 lóng shé hùn zá
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一分为二 yī fēn wéi èr
- 一言为定 yī yán wéi dìng
- 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
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