乱作一团 luàn zuò yī tuán be in a mess

Explanation

这个成语形容事物毫无秩序，杂乱无章，混乱不堪的景象。

This idiom describes a scene where things are out of order, chaotic and messy.

Origin Story

从前，有一个村庄，村民们勤劳善良，每天都过着平静而幸福的生活。村里有一家老字号的豆腐店，老板姓李，豆腐做得又白又嫩，远近闻名。可是，有一天，村里突然发生了一件怪事，一大早，李老板就发现自己的豆腐店被小偷光顾了，所有的豆腐都被偷得精光，店里一片狼藉，而且小偷还把所有东西都弄得乱作一团，地上满是碎豆腐渣，桌子椅子都被翻倒在地，原本整洁的店面变得像是经历了一场暴风雨一样。李老板气得直跺脚，他怎么也想不明白，自己的豆腐店怎么会被小偷光顾呢？他怀疑是有人故意陷害自己，于是他开始调查，希望能找到罪魁祸首，为自己的豆腐店讨回公道。可是，调查了一整天，他都没有找到任何线索，反而越调查越糊涂。第二天早上，李老板起床后发现自己家的房子也被翻得乱七八糟，东西都散落在地上，就连他自己的床也被翻得乱七八糟，他顿时惊慌失措，他不知道究竟发生了什么事，难道自己的家也被小偷光顾了吗？正当他疑惑不解的时候，他突然想起昨天晚上村里有人说看到一个小偷在村子里鬼鬼祟祟地四处溜达，他顿时明白过来，昨晚发生的这两件事都是那个小偷干的。于是，他立即去村里寻找那个小偷，最后终于找到了那个小偷，并把他扭送到官府，让他接受法律的制裁。

cóng qián, yǒu yī gè cūn zhuāng, cūn mín men qín láo shàn liáng, měi tiān dōu guò zhe píng jìng ér xìng fú de shēng huó. cūn lǐ yǒu yī jiā lǎo zì hào de dòu fǔ diàn, lǎo bǎn xìng lǐ, dòu fǔ zuò de yòu bái yòu nèn, yuǎn jìn wén míng. kě shì, yǒu yī tiān, cūn lǐ tú rán fā shēng le yī jiàn guài shì, yī dà zǎo, lǐ lǎo bǎn jiù fā xiàn zì jǐ de dòu fǔ diàn bèi xiǎo tōu guāng gù le, suǒ yǒu de dòu fǔ dōu bèi tōu de jīng guāng, diàn lǐ yī piàn láng jí, ér qiě xiǎo tōu hái bǎ suǒ yǒu dōng xī dōu nòng de luàn zuò yī tuán, dì shàng mǎn shì suì dòu fǔ zhā, zhuō zi yǐ zi dōu bèi fān dǎo zài dì, yuán běn zhěng jié de diàn miàn biàn de xiàng shì jīng lì le yī chǎng bào fēng yǔ yī yàng. lǐ lǎo bǎn qì de zhí duò jiǎo, tā zěn me yě xiǎng bù míng bai, zì jǐ de dòu fǔ diàn zěn me huì bèi xiǎo tōu guāng gù ne? tā huái yí shì yǒu rén gù yì xiàn hài zì jǐ, yú shì tā kāi shǐ diào chá, xī wàng néng gǎo dào zuì kuí hǒu, wèi zì jǐ de dòu fǔ diàn tǎo huí gōng dào. kě shì, diào chá le yī zhěng tiān, tā dōu méi yǒu gǎo dào rè hé xiàn sù, fǎn ér yuè diào chá yuè hú tu. dì èr tiān zǎo shàng, lǐ lǎo bǎn qǐ chuáng hòu fā xiàn zì jǐ jiā de fáng zi yě bèi fān de luàn qī bā zāo, dōng xī dōu sàn luò zài dì shàng, jiù lián tā zì jǐ de chuáng yě bèi fān de luàn qī bā zāo, tā dùn shí jīng huāng shī cuò, tā bù zhī dào jiū jìng fā shēng le shén me shì, nán dào zì jǐ de jiā yě bèi xiǎo tōu guāng gù le ma? zhèng dàng tā yí huò bù jiě de shí hòu, tā tú rán xiǎng qǐ zuó tiān wǎn shàng cūn lǐ yǒu rén shuō kàn dào yī gè xiǎo tōu zài cūn lǐ guǐ guǐ suì suì de sì chù liū dá, tā dùn shí míng bai guò lái, zuó wǎn fā shēng de zhè liǎng jiàn shì dōu shì nà gè xiǎo tōu gàn de. yú shì, tā lì jí qù cūn lǐ xún zhǎo nà gè xiǎo tōu, zuì hòu zhōng yú gǎo dào le nà gè xiǎo tōu, bìng bǎ tā niǔ sòng dào guān fǔ, ràng tā jiē shòu fǎ lǜ de zhì cái.

Once upon a time, there was a village where the villagers were hardworking and kind, and they lived a peaceful and happy life every day. There was a century-old tofu shop in the village, the owner's name was Li, and the tofu he made was white and tender, famous far and wide. However, one day, something strange happened in the village. Early in the morning, Li found that his tofu shop had been robbed, and all the tofu had been stolen. The shop was in a mess, and the thief had also messed everything up. There were broken tofu crumbs all over the floor, tables and chairs were overturned, and the once clean shop looked like it had gone through a storm. Li was so angry that he stamped his feet. He couldn't understand how his tofu shop could be robbed. He suspected that someone deliberately framed him, so he began to investigate, hoping to find the culprit and get justice for his tofu shop. But after investigating all day, he didn't find any clues and only got more confused. The next morning, Li woke up and found that his house was also turned upside down. Things were scattered on the floor, even his own bed was turned upside down. He was immediately panicked. He didn't know what had happened, had his house been robbed too? As he was wondering, he suddenly remembered someone in the village saying that he had seen a thief sneaking around the village the night before. He suddenly understood that the two incidents that happened last night were done by that thief. So he immediately went to the village to find the thief, and finally found him and took him to the police to be punished by law.

Usage

这个成语常用来形容混乱不堪的场面。

zhè gè chéng yǔ cháng yòng lái xíng róng hùn luàn bù kān de miàn chǎng.

This idiom is often used to describe a scene that is chaotic and messy.

Examples

• 自从大火以后，整个市场就～，一片狼藉。

  zì cóng dà huǒ yǐ hòu, zhěng gè shì chǎng jiù luàn zuò yī tuán, yī piàn láng jí.

  After the fire, the whole market became chaotic, a complete mess.

• 这场比赛的最后几分钟，双方球员都乱作一团，最后以平局结束。

  zhè chǎng bǐ sài de zuì hòu jǐ fēn zhōng, liǎng fāng qiú yuán dōu luàn zuò yī tuán, zuì hòu yǐ píng jú jié shù.

  The last few minutes of the game, both sides players were in chaos, and finally the game ended in a draw.

Related Idioms

• 混乱不堪

• 杂乱无章

Opposite Idioms

• 井然有序

• 秩序井然