| 凌乱不堪 |
líng luàn bù kān |
in a terrible mess (idiom) |
| 凌 |
Líng |
surname Ling |
| 凌 |
líng |
to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat |
| 凌乱 |
líng luàn |
messy; disarrayed; disheveled |
| 乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不堪 |
bù kān |
cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely |
| 堪 |
kān |
(bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪舆) heaven (contrasted with earth 舆) |