一根麻不乱，十根麻扯成团一根麻不亂，十根麻扯成團一根麻不亂，十根麻扯成團

one strand of hemp doesn't tangle, but ten strands pulled together make a knot

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Advises doing things one at a time, since several tasks mixed together cause a mess.

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Simplified: 一根麻不乱，十根麻扯成团
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根麻不亂，十根麻扯成團
Pinyin: yìgēn má bú luàn, shí gēn má chě chéng tuán
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ，ㄕˊ ㄍㄣㄇㄚˊ ㄔㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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