心乱如麻 — “To have one's mind in a state of utter confusion and distress”
心乱如麻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's mind in a state of utter confusion and distress”. To be terribly upset or distraught, with thoughts as tangled as a skein. Literally, “mind as tangled as hemp”.
心乱如麻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- xīn心bù不yóu由zhǔ主lose self-control due to strong emotions
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What does 心乱如麻 mean?
心乱如麻 (xīn luàn rú má) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's mind in a state of utter confusion and distress”.
How do you pronounce 心乱如麻?
心乱如麻 is pronounced xīn luàn rú má in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 心乱如麻 literally mean?
Literally, 心乱如麻 means “mind as tangled as hemp”. It is used to mean “to have one's mind in a state of utter confusion and distress”.
What is the Chinese definition of 心乱如麻?
心里乱得象一团乱麻。形容心里非常烦乱。