捅娄子

捅婁子
tǒnglóuzi
to make a mess of sth

CEDICT

  1. (idiomatic) to make a mess of something; to make a blunder; to get into trouble
  2. to make a mess of something; to make a blunder; to get into trouble

Wiktionary

比喻闯祸、惹麻烦。如：「他又给他父母捅娄子了。」也作「捅喽子」、「捅漏子」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 捅 tǒng
  1. to poke; to jab
  2. to give (sb) a nudge; to prod
  3. to disclose; to reveal
2 娄子 lóuzi
  1. trouble
  2. blunder

Related entries

褶子了 zhězile
  1. to make a mess of sth
  2. to bungle
  3. to mismanage