纠缠不清

Traditional form:

糾纏不清

Pinyin (reading):

jiūchánbùqīng

Definitions:

• hopelessly muddled
• impossible to unravel

Characters:

• 纠 - tangled; to investigate, to unravel
• 缠 - to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful

Traditional characters:

• 糾 - tangled; to investigate, to unravel
• 纏 - to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful