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治丝益棼

zhì sī yì fén

Definitions

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

Child Words of 治丝益棼

治
zhì
益
yì
棼
fén
丝
sī