一锅粥 (yī guō yù) — (literal) a pot of congee; (figurative) a mess; chaos

Definition

Examples

• 会议室里乱成了一锅粥。
  Huì yì shì lǐ luàn chéng le yī guō yù.
  The meeting room became a total mess.
• 没有提前计划，整个活动简直一锅粥。
  Méi yǒu tí qián jì huà, zhěng gè huó dòng jiǎn zhí yī guō yù.
  Without advance planning, the whole event was simply a mess.
• 他辞职后，公司管理变成了一锅粥。
  Tā cí zhí hòu, gōng sī guǎn lǐ biàn chéng le yì guō zhōu.
  After he resigned, the company's management turned into chaos.