a complete mess; chaotic situation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a complete mess; a chaotic jumble; utter confusion
informalUsed to describe situations where things are mixed up, disordered, or in a state of confusion, like ingredients stewing in a pot. Often has a humorous or exaggerated tone.
Wén文
jiàn件
fàng放
de得
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
，
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
luàn乱
chéng成
yī一
guō锅
zhōu粥
le了
。
Files are scattered everywhere, the office is in a complete mess.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
méi没
dà大
rén人
guǎn管
，
jiā家
lǐ里
chǎo吵
chéng成
yī一
guō锅
zhōu粥
。
The kids are unsupervised, and the house is a chaotic jumble of noise.
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Jǐ几
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
tóng同
shí时
chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
，
tā他
nǎo脑
zi子
dōu都
chéng成
yī一
guō锅
zhōu粥
le了
。
Several projects went wrong at the same time, and his mind is in utter confusion.
Shì市
chǎng场
xìn信
xī息
tài太
duō多
，
zhēn真
zhēn真
jiǎ假
jiǎ假
jiǎo搅
chéng成
le了
yī一
guō锅
zhōu粥
。
There's too much market information, and the true and false are all mixed into a chaotic soup.
Tíng停
diàn电
nà那
yī一
kè刻
，
zhěng整
gè个
dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
dōu都
luàn乱
chéng成
yī一
guō锅
zhōu粥
。
The moment the power went out, the whole subway station turned into a chaotic mess.