藪やぶ知しらず

noun

labyrinth; maze

Literally 'thicket you cannot know', referring to a dense, confusing thicket or a place where one easily gets lost. Often used metaphorically for a complex, bewildering situation.

• この森もりはまるで藪やぶ知しらずだ。

  This forest is like a labyrinth.

• 役やく所しょの手て続つづきは藪やぶ知しらずのように感かんじる。

  The paperwork at the government office feels like a maze.