be confused like a tangle of flax(máng wú duān xù)

be confused like a tangle of flax

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m á NGW ú Du ā nx ù, which means no clue, disorder and lack of organization. From notes of Yuewei thatched cottage - luanyang Xiaoxia Lu 5.

The origin of Idioms

Ji Yun of Qing Dynasty wrote in notes of Yuewei thatched cottage - five records of luanyang summer vacation: "men who don't know where they came from, or who don't know, are at a loss when they ask their neighbors."

Analysis of Idioms

At a loss

Antonym: full of thoughts

Idiom usage

There is no clue.

Examples

Things are still at a loss. Don't jump to conclusions.

Chinese PinYin : máng wú duān xù