luàn​má

tangled hemp

乱麻 (亂麻) luàn​má
tangled hemp noun
a literal tangled skein of hemp or fiber

This tangled mess is knotted together and cannot be undone.

muddle adjective
a state of extreme confusion or disorder; a confused mess

Faced with this tangled mess of a situation, he didn't know where to start.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.22 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.202 per million

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