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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luànmá
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luànmá
  - Wade–Giles: luan⁴-ma²
  - Yale: lwàn-má
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luannma
  - Palladius: луаньма (luanʹma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯än⁵¹ mä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lyun⁶ maa⁴
  - Yale: lyuhn màh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lyn⁶ maa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lün⁶ ma⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyːn²² maː²¹/

Noun

亂麻

tangled skein
(figurative) tremendous muddle; jumble

Derived terms

快刀斬亂麻 / 快刀斩乱麻 (kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
亂	麻
らん Hyōgai	ま Grade: S
kan'on	kan'yōon

For pronunciation and definitions of 亂麻 – see the following entry.

【乱麻らんま】

[noun] [from 1859] (literally) a tangled cord or string

[noun] [from 1859] (figuratively) a muddle, a jumble, chaos, a disordered state

(This term, 亂麻, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
亂	麻
みだ(れ) Hyōgai	お Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 亂麻 – see the following entry.

【乱みだれ麻お】

[noun] (archaic) tangled thread or yarn

Alternative spelling
乱麻

(This term, 亂麻, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (乱麻) of the above term.)

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