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
An evil son and a lonely minister - niè zǐ gū chén
Keep one's salary and maintain one's friendship - chí lù yǎng jiāo
lose a sheep and get an ox -- the gain is greater than the loss - wáng yáng dé niú