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治丝益棼

Word

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)

Traditional
治絲益棼

zhì sī yì fén

zhi4si1yi4fen2

Meaning

  1. lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) CC-CEDICT
  2. fig. to try to help but end up making things worse CC-CEDICT

Characters in 治丝益棼

治zhì丝sī益yì棼fén
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