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Traditional 治絲益棼

zhì sī yì fén

lit. try to straighten out silk threads…

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Meanings

zhì sī yì fén 治絲益棼

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

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