例无如众生愚贤不等,也就如五谷良莠不齐。——清·文康《儿女英雄传》
英grain or chaff; the good and the bad are intermingled; sheep and goats; there are bad as well as good people in the group; there are weeds among seedlings; thread and thrum;
⒈ 指好人坏人都有,混杂在一起。莠,狗尾草。比喻坏人。
引《镜花缘》第六八回:“此时臣国西宫之患虽除,无如族人甚众,良莠不齐,每每心怀异志,祸起萧墙。”
郑观应 《盛世危言·训俗》:“至於海外贸易工作之商民,不下数千百万,五方杂处,良莠不齐。”
引《官场现形记·第五六回》:「彼时捐例大开,各省候补人员十分拥挤,其中鱼龙混杂,良莠不齐。」