| 一地鸡毛 |
yī dì jī máo |
complete mess; in a shambles |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 鸡 |
jī |
fowl / chicken / CL:只 / (slang) prostitute |
| 鸡 |
jī |
variant of 鸡 |
| 鸡毛 |
jī máo |
chicken feather / CL:根 / trivial |
| 毛 |
Máo |
surname Mao |
| 毛 |
máo |
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |