治丝益棼 — “To sort silk only to tangle it further”
治丝益棼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a situation more complicated or worse by using an inappropriate or ineffective method to solve it; to tangle things up further when trying to sort them out”. Literally, “To sort silk only to tangle it further”.
治丝益棼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 治丝益棼 mean?
治丝益棼 (zhì sī yì fén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a situation more complicated or worse by using an inappropriate or ineffective method to solve it; to tangle things up further when trying to sort them out”.
How do you pronounce 治丝益棼?
治丝益棼 is pronounced zhì sī yì fén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 治丝益棼 literally mean?
Literally, 治丝益棼 means “to sort silk only to tangle it further”. It is used to mean “to make a situation more complicated or worse by using an inappropriate or ineffective method to solve it; to tangle things up further when trying to sort them out”.
What is the Chinese definition of 治丝益棼?
治：整理；益：越发；棼：纷乱。理丝不找头绪，结果越理越乱。比喻解决问题的方法不对头，反而使问题更加复杂。