治丝益棼

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) / fig. to try to help but end up making things worse

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

surname Yi

benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more

beams in roof / confused