捅娄子 (tǒng lóu zǐ) — (colloquial) to make a mess of something, to cause trouble, to blunder

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning to cause trouble or botch something badly (lit. 'poke a hole'). Used for mistakes that create a mess the speaker wants to fix.

verb
(colloquial) to make a mess of somethingto cause troubleto blunder

Beispiele

  • 捅娄子
    Tā zuò shì tài mǎ hu, jīng cháng tǒng lóu zǐ.
    He is too careless and often makes a mess of things.
  • Nǐ zhè cì kě tǒng le gè dà lóu zi, gǎn jǐn xiǎng bàn fǎ bǔ jiù ba.
    You've really made a big mess this time — hurry up and find a way to fix it.
  • 捅娄子
    Bié ràng tā fù zé zhè ge xiàng mù, tā zhī huì tǒng lóu zǐ.
    Don't let him be in charge of this project — he'll only make a mess.

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