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一塌糊塗
简 一塌糊涂 · 繁 一塌糊塗Mandarin · pinyin yī tā hú tu
Meanings
- muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
- complete shambles
- a total mess
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1–1–2–5 · yi1 ta1 hu2 tu5
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4
Cantonese word readings for 一塌糊塗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) in a complete mess; in an awful condition; a kettle of fish
- (Wu) extremely; tremendously
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