乱麻 (luàn má) — tangled mess; chaotic situation

Definição

Exemplos

• 这个问题真是乱麻一团，很难理清楚。
  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.
• 他用快刀斩乱麻的方式解决了这个复杂问题。
  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).
• 他心里像乱麻一样，不知该怎么办。
  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.