大杂烩 (dà zá huì) — hodgepodge, mixed assortment; (literal) mixed stew
Definition
Literally a 'big mixed stew' (杂烩 = hodgepodge of ingredients), now used figuratively for any jumbled mix of unrelated things — articles, exhibitions, policies. A vivid, colloquial image for 'a bit of everything thrown together.'
noun
hodgepodgemixed assortment(literal) mixed stew
Examples
- ，大杂烩。Zhè ge zhǎn lǎn shén me dōu yǒu, zhēn shì dà zá huì.This exhibition has everything — it's a real hodgepodge.
- 大杂烩。Zhè dào cài jiù shì gè zhǒng shū cài de dà zá huì.This dish is just a mixed stew of various vegetables.
- ，大杂烩。Tā de wén zhāng nèi róng tài zá, xiàng gè dà zá huì yí yàng.His article's content is too mixed, like a hodgepodge.
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