乱麻 (亂麻) luànmá
luànmá
noun
tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '亂麻')
Contained in
- 快刀断乱麻(快刀斷亂麻) quick sword cuts through tangled hemp; decisive action in a complex situation
- 快刀斩乱麻(快刀斬亂麻) quick sword cuts through tangled hemp; decisive action in a complex situation
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- 卷八十九 列傳第三十九: 狄仁傑 王方慶 姚璹 Volume 89 Biographies 39: Di Renjie, Wang Fangqing, Yao Shu Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 《天官書》 Astronomy Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 1
- 卷六十三 武五子傳 Volume 63: The five sons of Emperor Wu Book of Han 漢書 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 112 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 卷五十六 列傳第四十六 張弘策 庾域 鄭紹叔 呂僧珍 樂藹 Volume 56 Biographies 46: Zhang Hongce, Yu Yu, Zheng Shaoshu, Lu Sengzhen, Le Ai History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 1
- 卷4 帝紀第4 煬帝下 Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Yang 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
- 卷十二 隋本紀下第十二: 煬帝 恭帝 Volume 12 Sui Annals 2: Emperor Yang, Emperor Gong History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 第二回 Chapter 6 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
- 卷106上 地形志二上 Volume 106a Treatise 2: Terrain 1 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 1
- 卷19 志第14 天文上 Volume 19 Treatises 14: Astronomy 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 乱麻一般 (亂麻一般) 撓鉤似亂麻一般搭來 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四十八回 Chapter 48 — count: 2