玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう)

ぎょくせきこんこう
noun, no-adjective
a mix of good and bad; wheat and chaff together
formalidiomevaluation
1. good and bad mixed together; mixed quality
A four-character idiom, literally "jewels and stones mixed together": a collection in which excellent things and worthless things are jumbled together, so that the good must be picked out. Also written 玉石混淆(ぎょくせきこんこう).
応募作(おうぼさく)は玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう)だった。
The submissions were a mix of good and bad.
ネットの情報(じょうほう)は玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう)だ。
Information on the internet is of very mixed quality.
玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう)の口(くち)コミの中(なか)から、信頼(しんらい)できるものを見分(みわ)ける力(ちから)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
You need the ability to tell the reliable reviews from the rest in a mixed bag of word-of-mouth.

Usually a mild criticism: the speaker is warning that not everything in the group is worth trusting. Common with information, reviews, applicants, and new products.

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Compare: 十人十色(じゅうにんといろ) (tastes differ)
Compare: 千差万別(せんさばんべつ) (endless variety)
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Added 2026.9.23 15:50 · Revised 2026.9.23 16:10
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