撈亂

Chinese

fish up in confusion; disorderly
trad. (撈亂) 撈 亂
simp. (捞乱) 捞 乱

Pronunciation


Verb

撈亂

  1. (Cantonese, intransitive) to mix up; to mix together
    啲紅豆同綠豆撈亂嗮,分唔得返開喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    啲红豆同绿豆捞乱嗮,分唔得返开喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    di1 hung4 dau6-2 tung4 luk6 dau6-2 lou1 lyun6 saai3, fan1 m4 dak1 faan1 hoi1 laa3. [Jyutping]
    The red beans and green beans have been mixed together and can't be separated again.
  2. (Cantonese, transitive) to confuse (two things); to mix up
    我成日都撈亂個「晴」字同個「睛」字。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    我成日都捞乱个「晴」字同个「睛」字。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 seng4 jat6 dou1 lou1 lyun6 go3 “ceng4” zi6 tung4 go3 “zing1” zi6. [Jyutping]
    I always mix up 晴 (sunny) and 睛 (eye).

Synonyms

  • (to confuse): 搞混 (gǎohùn)

Derived terms

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