亂麻

Chinese

		in confusion; disorderly	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
trad. (亂麻)		亂	麻
simp. (乱麻)		乱	麻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luànmá

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun⁶ maa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: luànmá
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luannma
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lyun⁶ maa⁴
  - Yale: lyuhn màh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lyn⁶ maa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lün⁶ ma⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lyːn²² mäː²¹/

Noun

亂麻

tangled skein
(figuratively) tremendous muddle; jumble

Derived terms

快刀斬亂麻／快刀斩乱麻 (kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá)

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