Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    muddled and completely collapsing; in an awful condition

    yī
    一
    tā
    塌
    hú
    糊
    tu
    涂
    一塌糊涂
    yī tā hú tu

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • muddled and completely collapsing; in an awful condition
    • complete shambles
    • a total mess

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    塌
    tā
    to collapse / to droop / to settle down
    糊
    hú
    congee / making a living / muddled / paste / scorched / variant of 糊[hú]
    hù
    paste / cream
    涂
    tú
    to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / street / (literary) mud / surname Tu / variant of 途[tú]
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