in a filthy mess
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ū Q ī B ā Z ā o, which means the description is very messy. From Lao She's four generations in one hall.
The origin of Idioms
Lao She's four generations in the same hall: "however, the whole of Peiping is in a mess, and all the" capable people "she knows are fooling around with their eyes closed."
Idiom usage
In such a messy place, good people will get worse.
in a filthy mess