qiān​wǔ​guà​sì

to be tangled together

Senses

牵五挂四/ 牽五掛四 qiān​wǔ​guà​sì to be tangled together

To be interconnected or entangled in a way that many things affect one another; used to describe a chain reaction of involvement or spreading from one thing to many others.

References

see 牵五挂四/牽五掛四 接二连三/接二連三