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一塌糊涂
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一塌糊涂

一塌糊涂 — “In a state of utter disorder or chaos”

一塌糊涂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a state of utter disorder or chaos”. A complete mess.

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一塌糊涂 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 塌tā
  • 糊hú
  • 涂tu

一塌糊涂 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
塌
tā13collapse, fall, sink, or droop
糊
hú15smear, paste, muddle, subsist
涂
tu10apply, smear, muddy, path

Example Sentence with 一塌糊涂

他做事总是粗心大意,结果把整个报告搞得一塌糊涂。
He is always careless in his work, and as a result, made the entire report a complete mess.

Idioms Related to 一塌糊涂

Synonyms of 一塌糊涂

  • yī一tuán团qī漆hēi黑pitch-dark or completely in the dark
  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟in a complete mess

Antonyms of 一塌糊涂

  • jǐng井rán然yǒu有xù序In perfect order

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一塌糊涂

What does 一塌糊涂 mean?
一塌糊涂 (yī tā hú tu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a state of utter disorder or chaos”.
How do you pronounce 一塌糊涂?
一塌糊涂 is pronounced yī tā hú tu in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 一塌糊涂?
形容混乱或败坏到了不可收拾的程度。
Copy the pinyin for 一塌糊涂 →Choose tone marks or tone numbers and copy the complete four-character reading.Read Chinese vocabulary and idiom guides →Continue with words, phrases, and idioms explained through natural examples.

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