撈亂

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Chinese

fish up in confusion; disorderly
trad. (撈亂)
simp. (捞乱)

Pronunciation


Verb

撈亂

  1. (Cantonese, intransitive) to mix up; to mix together
    紅豆綠豆撈亂 [Cantonese, trad.]
    红豆绿豆捞乱 [Cantonese, simp.]
    di1 hung4 dau6-2 tung4 luk6 dau6-2 lou1 lyun6 saai3, fan1 m4 dak1 faan1 hoi1 laa3.
    The red beans and green beans have been mixed together and can't be separated again.
  2. (Cantonese, transitive) to confuse (two things); to mix up
    成日撈亂 [Cantonese, trad.]
    成日捞乱 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 seng4 jat6 dou1 lou1 lyun6 go3 “ceng4” zi6 tung4 go3 “zing1” zi6.
    I always mix up (sunny) and (eye).

Synonyms

  • (to confuse): 搞混 (gǎohùn)

Derived terms