一塌糊塗

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See also: 一塌糊涂

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 collapse
bewildered; confused; muddled
bewildered; confused; muddled; muddle-headed; messy; disordered; chaotic
 
trad. (一塌糊塗) 一 塌 糊塗
simp. (一塌糊涂) 一 塌 糊涂
alternative forms 一蹋糊塗／一蹋糊涂
一榻糊塗／一榻糊涂
一塌胡塗／一塌胡涂

Pronunciation

Idiom

一塌糊塗

  1. in a complete mess; in an awful condition; a kettle of fish
    屋子亂得一塌糊塗。 [MSC, trad.]
    屋子乱得一塌糊涂。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wūzi luàn dé yītāhútu.
    The room was in a terrible mess.
    我的財政情況一塌糊塗。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的财政情况一塌糊涂。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de cáizhèng qíngkuàng yītāhútu.
    My finances were in a deplorable state.
  2. (Wu) extremely; tremendously
    伊唱歌好聽得一塌糊塗。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    伊唱歌好听得一塌糊涂。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6yi 5tshaon-ku 5hau-thin-teq 7iq-thaq-wu-du [Wugniu]
    He/she sings very well.

Synonyms

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References

  • Qian, Nairong, Xu, Baohua, Tang, Zhenzhu, editors (2007), 《上海话大词典》, Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社, →ISBN
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