杂草丛生 (zá cǎo cóng shēng) — overgrown with weeds; (figurative) messy, disorderly, full of problems

Definition

Examples

• 这个花园很久没人打理，已经杂草丛生了。
  Zhè ge huā yuán hěn jiǔ méi rén dǎ lǐ, yǐ jīng zá cǎo cóng shēng le.
  This garden hasn't been taken care of for a long time, and it's already overgrown with weeds.
• 他的文章论点混乱，像杂草丛生一样，让人抓不住重点。
  Tā de wén zhāng lùn diǎn hùn luàn, xiàng zá cǎo cóng shēng yí yàng, ràng rén zhuā bú zhù zhòng diǎn.
  His article's arguments are chaotic, like weeds overgrowing, making it hard to grasp the key point.
• 这个市场管理不善，各种问题杂草丛生。
  Zhè ge shì chǎng guǎn lǐ bú shàn, gè zhǒng wèn tí zá cǎo cóng shēng.
  This market is poorly managed, and various problems are springing up like weeds.