in a disastrous state
Chinese idiom, Pinyin Qi ā NCHU ā NGB ǎ iy í, means to describe a lot of loopholes and defects or a serious degree of damage. From Liu Xianhuang's fly, Shanghai machine tool works.
The origin of Idioms
Liu Xianhuang's "fly, Shanghai machine tool factory": what the "Zhongnong company" has left behind is a mess.
Idiom usage
It can be used as predicate, object and attribute.
in a disastrous state
rove among flowers and willows -- visit places brothels - xún huā mì liǔ
Believe what you say and do what you do - yán bì xìn,xíng bì guǒ
scholar , farmer , artisan and merchant - shì nóng gōng shāng
correct evil doings and revert to good deeds - gǎi guò qiān shàn