亂  luàn OC: ɡ-roons MC: lʷɑn 176 AttributionsWD

The very dominant word in this group is luàn 亂 (ant. zhì 治 "state of good government, state of good order") which refers to all kinds of reprehensible lack of order.

Word relations
• Ant: 亂/GOVERN
• Ant: 定/PEACEFUL1 Attribution
• Ant: 治/ORDERLY11 Attributions
• Epithet: 世/GENERATION The dominant general word for a generation is shì 世, and this word has strong temporal connotations referring to the period of one generation, and the word has a certain syntactic flexibility. Sān shì 三世 refers to three generations. 2 Attributions
• Contrast: 僻 / 辟/WICKED Pì 僻 (ant. ) refers to 1 Attribution
• Assoc: 弱/WEAK The current general word for weakness of any physical or abstract kind, and of anything including states, persons, and animals is ruò 弱 (ant. qiáng 強 "strong"). 2 Attributions
• Assoc: 亡/DESTROY Wáng 亡 (ant. fù 復 "reestablish") refers to the political/social ruin of a state and does not focus on any form of physical annihilation or damage. 4 Attributions
• Assoc: 惛/CONFUSED Hūn 昏/惛 is typically confusion within a certain delimited area. See OBSCURE
• Assoc: 煩/CONFUSED
• Assoc: 錯/CHAOS
• Relat: 勇/COURAGE The standard general word for courage is yǒng 勇 (ant. nuò 懦 "pusillanimousness, chicken-liveredness"), which refers to positive boldness evinced in the face of danger or risk. Cf. fortitudo

Syntactic words
• nab.post-Nthe chaos of N, the chaos resulting from; the chaos constituted byCH1 Attribution
• nabactmisruleCH7 Attributions
• nabfactualsomething chaotic; a chaotic state; a chaotic situation, political chaos34 Attributions
• nabstandardprinciples of misruleCH1 Attribution
• v[adN]what is unruly; what is conducive to political chaosLZ2 Attributions
• v[adN]a polity in chaos, a chaotic society; a chaotic placeCH1 Attribution
• vadNill-governed; disorderly, unruly; chaotic; doomed to chaos; bent on chaos23 Attributions
• vadVchaotically, disorderly; recklessly (> furiously)3 Attributions
• vi0there is political chaos; there was a rebellion25 Attributions
• viactcreate havoc, create political turmoil6 Attributions
• vichangebecome chaotic; get into disarray13 Attributions
• vigradedbe in turmoil; be in disorder; be ill-governed22 Attributions
• vtoNcausativewreak havoc with; cause to be chaotic, reduce to chaos; mix something chaotically into (something else); wreak havoc in; disrupt35 Attributions
• vtoNcausativepassive: be reduced to chaos1 Attribution
• vtoNcausativereflexive: bring chaos upon (oneself)2 Attributions

乖  guāi OC: kʷreed MC: kɣɛi 12 AttributionsWD

Word relations
• Assoc: 錯/CHAOS

Syntactic words
• viactcontrary, perverse; be at odds with each other; be at loggerheads12 Attributions

混  hùn OC: ɡuunʔ MC: ɦuo̝n 7 AttributionsWD

Hún 混 refers to a kind of chaos that is close to objective confusion. See CONFUSED.

Syntactic words
• nabfigurativemessinessCH0 Attributions
• nabstativechaos1 Attribution
• vadVchaoticly; confusedly2 Attributions
• vibe chaotic4 Attributions

紛  fēn OC: phɯn MC: phi̯un 7 AttributionsWD

Fēn 紛 describes a mild form of physical disorder. See CONFUSED.

Syntactic words
• nab(.post-N)the confusion of the contextually determinate NCH1 Attribution
• nabstativeconfusion1 Attribution
• vadVin a tumultuous fashion, in disarrayCH2 Attributions
• vibe various, disorderly, and confused; be in a mess3 Attributions

滑  gǔ OC: kuud MC: kuot 6 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativerender chaotic; confuse6 Attributions

昏亂  hūn luàn OC: hmuun ɡ-roons MC: huo̝n lʷɑn 3 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPihendiadys: be in complete chaosCH2 Attributions
• VPi0there is chaos1 Attribution

勃亂  bó luàn OC: bɯɯd ɡ-roons MC: buot lʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe in chaotic stateLZ1 Attribution
• VPi0there is chaos1 Attribution

參差  cēn cī OC: tshrum skhral MC: ʈʂhim ʈʂhiɛ 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vadNuneven0 Attributions
• VPibe in disarray; be uneven in sizeHYDCD: [1] 不齊貌。《詩 · 周南 · 關雎》：「參差荇菜，左右流之。」 1 Attribution
• VPt+prep+Nbe at odds with NCH1 Attribution

反覆  fǎn fù OC: panʔ phuɡ MC: pi̯ɐn phuk 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe topsy-turvyCH1 Attribution
• VPtoNbring disorder to1 Attribution

擾亂  rǎo luàn OC: njawʔ ɡ-roons MC: ȵiɛu lʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPihave been messed up so as to be in disarray; be in turmoil1 Attribution
• VPichangerun into chaos; get into total disorderDS1 Attribution

迷亂  mí luàn OC: mii ɡ-roons MC: mei lʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPichangebe reduced to a state of chaos1 Attribution
• VPtoNreduce to complete chaos1 Attribution

二  èr OC: njis MC: ȵi 1 AttributionWD

Ér 二/貳 "disunited" (ant. yī 一 "be properly united in attitude") refers to political dissension or duplicity.

Syntactic words
• vibe disunited, ununified; unfocussed1 Attribution

儳  chán OC: dzroom MC: ɖʐɣɛm 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• v[adN]N=humthose in disarray0 Attributions
• vadVin a chaotic wayCH1 Attribution

攜  xié OC: ɡʷlee MC: ɦei 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vibe disunited and not well aligned (HYDZD)1 Attribution

汩  gǔ OC: kʷɯɯd MC: kuot 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNcausativethrow into chaos1 Attribution

錯  cuò OC: skhaaɡ MC: tshɑk 1 AttributionWD

Word relations
• Assoc: 乖/CHAOS
• Assoc: 亂/CHAOS The very dominant word in this group is luàn 亂 (ant. zhì 治 "state of good government, state of good order") which refers to all kinds of reprehensible lack of order.

Syntactic words
• vadNchaotically placed1 Attribution
• vibe (typically chaotically) intertwined0 Attributions

乖亂  guāi luàn OC: kʷreed ɡ-roons MC: kɣɛi lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPiactengage in chaotic political behaviour1 Attribution

亂惑  luàn huò OC: ɡ-roons ɡʷɯɯɡ MC: lʷɑn ɦək 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPichangeget into a chaotic state, turn chaotic1 Attribution

悖亂  bèi luàn OC: bɯɯds ɡ-roons MC: buo̝i lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadNthoroughly disorganised and confused1 Attribution

撩亂  liáo luàn OC: ɡ-reew ɡ-roons MC: leu lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPiactcreate havoc; run rampant1 Attribution

無理  wú lǐ OC: ma ɡ-rɯʔ MC: mi̯o lɨ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe unprincipled1 Attribution

煩亂  fán luàn OC: ban ɡ-roons MC: bi̯ɐn lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe in turmoil1 Attribution

肴亂  yáo luàn OC: ɡraaw ɡ-roons MC: ɦɣɛu lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPistativebe in complete chaos1 Attribution

變亂  biàn luàn OC: prons ɡ-roons MC: piɛn lʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPtoNresultativechange into a chaotic state1 Attribution

雜  zá OC: sɡuub MC: dzəp 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vadVchaotically1 Attribution
• vibe mixed and in chaos0 Attributions

亂次  luàn cì MC: lwanH tshijH OC: ɡ-roons snʰisCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• NPadVin total disorderCH1 Attribution

不治  bù zhì MC: pjut drijH OC: pɯʔ rlilsDS 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPi0changerun into chaos, get into chaosDS1 Attribution

淟涊  tiǎn niǎn MC: thenX nenX OC: thɯɯnʔ nɯɯnʔCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPipoeticbe messy, blurred and fuzzyCH1 Attribution

撓亂  náo nǎo luàn MC: nraewX lwanH  OC: mɢreewʔ ɡ-roons CH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPi0there is unrest; there is revolt; there is misruleCH1 Attribution

惛亂  hùn luàn MC: xwonH lwanH  OC: hmuuns ɡ-roons CH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• NPabfeaturemisrule, social/political chaosCH1 Attribution

斬  zhǎn MC: tsreamX OC: tsreemʔLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• vi= chán 儳: be in disarray, be unevenLZ1 Attribution

紛而  fēn ér MC: phjun nyi OC: phɯn njɯCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadVall in disarrayCH1 Attribution

爚亂  shuò luàn MC: syak lwanH OC: lʰewɡ ɡ-roonsCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPtoNwreak total chaos inCH1 Attribution

混芒  hùn máng MC: hwonX mang OC: ɡuunʔ maaŋCH 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• NPabbedlam, turmoilCH1 Attribution

傮然  zāo rán MC: tsaw nyen OC: tsuu njenLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPadVchaoticallyLZ1 Attribution

支繚  zhī liǎo MC: tsye ljewX OC: kje ɡ-rewʔLZ 1 AttributionWD

Syntactic words
• VPpostadVchaoticallyLZ1 Attribution

攪  jiǎo OC: kruuʔ MC: kɣɛu 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vtoNmake chaotic> disturb, upset0 Attributions

棼  fén OC: bɯn MC: bi̯un 0 AttributionsWD

Fén 棼 describes something as unprincipled and disorganised.

Syntactic words
• viall confused and chaotic0 Attributions
• vtoNcausativecause to be chaotic; cause to be in disorder0 Attributions

殽  xiáo OC: ɡraaw MC: ɦɣɛu 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• vimixed, confused0 Attributions
• vi0there is turbulence0 Attributions

涬  xìng OC: ɢeeŋʔ MC: ɦeŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• nabstativechaos; boundlessness0 Attributions

紊  wèn OC: mɯns MC: mi̯un 0 AttributionsWD

Wèn 紊 is often inchoative and describes the process by which something concrete or abstract enters a disorderly state.

Syntactic words
• vichangebecome disorderly0 Attributions

侵擾  qīn rǎo OC: skhim njawʔ MC: tshim ȵiɛu 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPiactcreate havoc; offend all the rules0 Attributions

叢殘  cóng cán OC: dzooŋ dzaan MC: dzuŋ dzɑn 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe in chaos; form a chaotic and incomplete whole0 Attributions

囂塵  xiāo chén OC: hŋraw din MC: hiɛu ɖin 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPabstativethe chaotic din of this world (DCD)0 Attributions

擾攘  rǎo rǎng OC: njawʔ njaŋʔ MC: ȵiɛu ȵi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe in chaotic conflict; be in conflict and turmoil0 Attributions

板蕩  bǎn dàng OC: praanʔ ɡ-laaŋʔ MC: pɣan dɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPichangebe reduced to chaos XIE LINGYUN0 Attributions

殽亂  xiáo luàn OC: ɡraaw ɡ-roons MC: ɦɣɛu lʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• VPibe in chaos0 Attributions
• VPi0there is turbulence0 Attributions

混沌  hùn dùn OC: ɡuunʔ duunʔ MC: ɦuo̝n duo̝n 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPabstativechaos0 Attributions
• VPibe in a state of chaos0 Attributions

鴻荒  hóng huāng OC: ɡooŋ hmaaŋ MC: ɦuŋ hɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD

Syntactic words
• NPabstativestate of chaos0 Attributions