[跳进黄河说不清 / 跳進黃河說不清, tiào jìn huáng hé shuō bù qīngㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ] lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up; mired in controversy; in deep trouble
[かかずらう, kakazurau] (v5u, vi) (1) (uk) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); (2) to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); (3) to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)
[かかずりあう, kakazuriau] (v5u, vi) (1) (uk) (col) (See 係う・かかずらう・1) to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); (2) to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); (3) to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)