粉丝汤里下面条,纠缠不清 粉絲湯里下麵條,糾纏不清 粉絲湯里下麪條,糾纏不清

putting noodles into vermicelli soup: tangled and can't be sorted out

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
A matter is so complicated and knotted that it can't be untangled. Used of confusing affairs or relationships, with a humorous tone.
Simplified
粉丝汤里下面条,纠缠不清
Traditional (Taiwan)
粉絲湯里下麵條,糾纏不清
Traditional (Hong Kong)
粉絲湯里下麪條,糾纏不清
Pinyin
fěnsī tāng li xià miàntiáo,jiūchánbùqīng
Pinyin (Taiwan)
fěnsī tāng lǐ xià miàntiáo,jiūchánbùqīng
Bopomofo
ㄈㄣˇ ㄙ ㄊㄤ ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ,ㄐㄧㄡ ㄔㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ

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

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