zhì
fén

idiom
common

Meaning of 治丝益棼

治丝益棼 means to sort silk threads without finding the ends, making them more tangled; (fig.) to complicate a problem by using the wrong method, making it harder to solve. Pronounced zhì sī yì fén.

  • to sort silk threads without finding the ends, making them more tangled; (fig.) to complicate a problem by using the wrong method, making it harder to solve

Definitions & Examples

zhè
yàng
qiáng
xíng
gān
shì
chǎng
 
zhǐ
huì
zhì
fén
 
ràng
jīng
xíng
shì
gèng
jiā
hùn
luàn
 

Forcibly intervening in the market like this will only complicate matters further and make the economic situation more chaotic.

Chǔ
jiā
tíng
máo
dùn
yào
jiǎng
jiū
fāng
 
fǒu
zhì
fén
 
máo
dùn
huì
yuè
lái
yuè
shēn
 

Handling family conflicts requires proper methods; otherwise, you'll only make things worse and the conflicts will deepen.

Zhèng
zài
méi
yǒu
chōng
fèn
diào
yán
de
qíng
kuàng
xià
chū
tái
zhèng
 
jié
guǒ
zhì
fén
 
mín
jiān
yuàn
yán
 

The government introduced policies without adequate research, resulting in further complications and widespread public complaints.