This industry has grown too fast — the good and the bad are all jumbled together.
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history
Recorded in Qing scholar Yuan Mei's 《随园诗话》 comparing a great writer to the Yellow River, which sweeps mud and sand along with its torrent — great volume, but not all of it precious.
usage
Often paired with 鱼龙混杂 (yúlóng-hùnzá, "fish and dragons jumbled together") to describe environments where quality varies wildly — media, markets, online content.
