混水摸鱼 húnshuǐmōyú to fish in troubled water Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents húnshuǐmōyú to fish in troubled water 混水 húnshuǐ turbid water muddy or turbid water摸鱼 摸魚 mōyú to catch fish To catch fish with the hands.húnshuǐmōyú to slack off 混水 húnshuǐ chaotic situation a messy or chaotic state of affairs; a confused situation摸鱼 摸魚 mōyú to loaf To idle or loaf on the job; to be lazy or slack off.