颠三倒四

顛三倒四
diānsāndǎosì
  1. confused
  2. disorderly
  3. incoherent

CEDICT

  1. (of words or behaviour) disorderly; chaotic; topsy-turvy; confused
  2. disorderly; chaotic; topsy-turvy; confused

Wiktionary

形容溷乱没有条理或神志不清、翻来覆去。《荡寇志．第一二回》：「那刘母口裡不住的南无佛，南无法，南无僧，佛国有缘，佛法相因，常乐我静，人离难，难离身，一切灾殃化灰尘，颠三倒四价念那高王经。」也作「倒四颠三」、「倒三颠四」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 颠 diān
  1. top (of the head)
  2. apex
  3. to fall forwards
  4. inverted
  5. to jolt
2 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
3 倒 dǎo
  1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
  2. to fail; to go bankrupt
  3. to overthrow
  4. to change (trains or buses)
  5. to move around
  6. to resell at a profit
4 四 sì
  1. four
  2. 4

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  1. confused
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慁 hùn
  1. confused
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  1. confused
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