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

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• 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

(deprecated template usage) 亂麻

1. tangled skein
2. (figurative) tremendous muddle; jumble