面糊团

麵糊團

miànhútuán

idiom

Meanings

1 (fig.) a muddled, careless person; a scatterbrain
2 lit. a lump of flour paste

Characters

Examples

你这个面糊团，连自己的钱包都能弄丢。

Nǐ zhège miànhútuán, lián zìjǐ de qiánbāo dōu néng nòngdiū.

You scatterbrain — you even managed to lose your own wallet.

办事一定要细心，不能做面糊团。

Bàn shì yīdìng yào xìxīn, bù néng zuò miànhútuán.

Handle things carefully — you can't afford to be a muddled mess.

Tips

memory

A lump of flour paste has no shape and sticks to everything — the image of someone who can't keep things straight. Colourful insult, usually teasing rather than harsh.

Stroke Order

面 miàn

糊 hú

团 tuán