一塌糊涂

yī tā hú tu · yi ta hu tu

Traditional 一塌糊塗

Meaning

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  1. muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. complete shambles
  3. a total mess

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)乱(luàn)得(de)一(yì)塌(tā)糊(hú)涂(tu),连(lián)床(chuáng)上(shàng)都(dōu)堆(duī)满(mǎn)了(le)衣(yī)服(fu)。

His room is a complete mess; even the bed is piled with clothes.

02

那(nà)场(chǎng)暴(bào)雨(yǔ)过(guò)后(hòu),村(cūn)里(lǐ)的(de)道(dào)路(lù)变(biàn)得(de)一(yì)塌(tā)糊(hú)涂(tu)。

After that rainstorm, the village roads became a total mess.

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