一塌糊涂 yī tā hú tu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
塌 tā fall in ruins, collapse
糊 hú paste, stick on with paste
涂 tu surname; name of certain rivers