纠缠不清

hopelessly muddled / impossible to unravel

old variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]

to gather together / to investigate / to entangle / to correct

to be in a tangle / to nag

to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

unclear

Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) / surname Qing

clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge

(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)