乱麻 (luàn má) — tangled mess; chaotic situation

A vivid metaphor for a 'tangled mess' — most often used in fixed expressions like 剪不断,理还乱 or 快刀斩乱麻 (cut through a mess decisively), not as a plain noun for any disorder.

noun
tangled messchaotic situation

예문

  • 乱麻
    Zhè ge wèn tí zhēn shì luàn má yì tuán, hěn nán lǐ qīng chǔ.
    This problem is really a tangled mess—hard to sort out.
  • 乱麻
    Tā yòng kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má de fāng shì jiě jué le zhè ge fù zá wèn tí.
    He solved this complex problem by cutting through the tangled mess with a sharp knife (using a decisive approach).
  • 乱麻
    Tā xīn lǐ xiàng luàn má yí yàng, bù zhī gāi zěn me bàn.
    His heart was like a tangled mess; he didn't know what to do.
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