luàn乱messyqī七sevenbā八eightzāo糟dregs
In a mess; in utter disorder; everything is mixed up.
Literal meaning
messy (乱) — seven (七) — eight (八) — dregs (糟)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase describing a state of chaos or disorder.
Examples
fáng房jiān间lǐ里luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟de的。
The room is in a complete mess.
tā他de的xiǎng想fǎ法luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟，ràng让rén人wú无fǎ法lǐ理jiě解。
His ideas are all mixed up and hard to understand.
Usage & nuances
Used to describe physical or abstract disorder.
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