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凌乱不堪

líng luàn bù kāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
in a terrible mess (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6733b7dad457ab0f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

凌亂不堪 凌乱不堪 [ling2 luan4 bu4 kan1] /in a terrible mess (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 凌亂不堪

  • 凌
    líng

    to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat

    Líng

    surname Ling

  • 乱
    luàn

    in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 堪
    kān

    (bound form) may / can / (bound form) to endure / to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆[kān yú]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yú])

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