muddle-headed
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ū NY ō NGW ú D à o, which means muddle headed, mediocre, ferocious, not moral, often refers to muddle headed, incompetent and cruel emperor.
Idiom usage as predicate, attribute; used for incompetent leaders. example Tang Zhongzong Li Xian is the most ignorant emperor! After the death of Empress Wu Zetian, Li Xian, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty, was unable to control the overall situation. Wu Sansi, empress Wei and Princess Anle all coveted the supreme power. In May 710, empress Wei poisoned Li Xian, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
muddle-headed
dragons and snakes follow one 's writing brush -- good penmanship - bǐ dǐ lóng shé
a scholar in reduced circumstances - qín jiàn piāo líng