治絲益棼 — zhi4 si1 yi4 fen2 — Chinese Dictionary

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治

絲

益

棼

治

絲

益

棼

Definitions4 characters

zhi⁴ si¹ yi⁴ fen²

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)/fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

治

絲

益

棼

As word

1

zhi⁴

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)/fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

2

si¹

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)/fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

3

yi⁴

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)/fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

4

fen²

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)/fig. to try to help but end up making things worse