一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu
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1 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
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2 complete shambles
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3 a total mess
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 beaten and in a hopeless position
壹败涂地
yī bài tú dì
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1 beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
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2 a crushing defeat
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3 failed and in a hopeless position
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
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1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
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1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
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2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn
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1 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
聪明一世,糊涂一时
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí
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1 even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)
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2 every man has a fool in his sleeve
豺狼当涂
chái láng dāng tú
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1 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
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2 a vicious tyranny rules the land
赶鸭子上架
gǎn yā zi shàng jià
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1 lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom)
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2 fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability