thread and thrum(yù shí hùn xiáo)

thread and thrum

Jade is confused with stone, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ù sh í h ù nxi á o, meaning mixed good and bad. It comes from Bao Pu Zi Bai Jia by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty.

Idiom usage

On both sides of the temple, there are poems by passers-by, with couplets and lintels. The title is full of color, and the jade is often confused, so it is hard to read.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: the mixture of jade and stone

The origin of Idioms

In the book baopuzi Baijia written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty: "the truth is reversed, the jade is confused."

Idiom explanation

The metaphor is a mixture of good and bad.

Chinese PinYin : yù shí hùn xiáo