趟浑水

趟渾水
tānghúnshuǐ
(fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 趟 tāng old variant of 趟 tāng
=1 趟 tāng
  1. to wade
  2. to trample
  3. to turn the soil
2 浑水 húnshuǐ
  1. (figurative) chaotic situation (that no one would like to involve themselves in)
  2. chaotic situation (that no one would like to involve themselves in)
  3. muddy water