| 釋義 |
治絲益棼zhì sī yì fèntry to sort silk threads only to tangle them further —do sth which only makes matters worse; make confusion worse confounded;try to help but only hinder
? 以亂，猶治絲而棼之也。(《左傳·隱四年》) To use violence with that view is like trying to put silk in order and only ravelling it.
? 阿合馬倒了之后，這一筆糊涂帳皇上責(zé)成我來清理，不好好地用心就會～。(田漢《關(guān)漢卿》) His Majesty ordered me to clear up this mess caused by Ahema’s death . I must give my whole mind to it,lest the result be confusion worse confounded. 治絲益棼zhi si yi fenmake matters worse 治絲益棼zhì sī yì fén治：整理；益：更加，越發(fā)；棼：紛亂。整理蠶絲不找頭緒，結(jié)果越搞越亂。比喻解決問題的方法不對頭，問題反而更加復(fù)雜。do sth. which only makes matters worse, make confusion worse confounded, make matter worse |