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治丝益棼【zhì sī yì fén】

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

治丝益棼【zhì sī yì fén】

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

治

HSK 43

含义govern, regulate, administer

拼音zhì

丝

HSK 7-9

含义silk; fine thread; wire; strings

拼音sī

益

HSK 42

含义profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩

拼音yì

棼

含义beams in the roof of a house; confused, disordered

拼音fén