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Change log entry 61922
Processed by: ycandau (2016-06-15 20:06:54 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 58646 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
LA's definition doesn't sound like "civil war" (necessarily) and "muddled warfare" doesn't mean anything to me.
"anarchic" and "chaotic" seem like good words to use in a gloss.

[publishing industry] 夾在中間混戰 The NICT, caught as it is in the midst of this intense private competition, ...

麗萍氣對方在老闆面前放話,會害她被炒魷魚,於是抄了一把刀和朋友去找對方理論,在混戰中被對方用機車大鎖打到頭,差點沒命。
Angry at them speaking like this in front of her boss, which she thought might get her the sack, Li-ping took a knife and some friends and went looking for the other person to have it out with them. In the ensuing fight the person hit Li-ping on the head with a motorcycle lock, almost killing her.

民國之後,軍閥混戰,In the early years of the Republic of China, with constant fighting among the warlords,
最後更形成各方混戰的無政府狀態。 The situation deteriorated into anarchy and civil war.
在國軍、共軍及日軍三方混戰中 a no-man's land being fought over by the Japanese, Chinese Communists, and Chinese Nationalists (i.e. Shandong)
是非黑白的混戰正在敲打著我們的良知 This war in which black and white are so entangled is hammering at our sense of right and wrong. (Middle East)
Diff:
- 混戰 混战 [hun4 zhan4] /civil war/muddled warfare/rough and tumble/battle royal/free fight/
# + 混戰 混战 [hun4 zhan4] /chaotic warfare/rough and tumble/battle royal/free fight/
+ 混戰 混战 [hun4 zhan4] /chaotic warfare/confused fighting/melee/to join in such fighting/
By MDBG 2025
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