rén
yǎng
fān

idiom
common

Meaning of 人仰马翻

人仰马翻 means to describe a scene of utter chaos and confusion; people thrown down and horses overturned; complete disorder; hectic turmoil. Pronounced rén yǎng mǎ fān.

  • to describe a scene of utter chaos and confusion; people thrown down and horses overturned; complete disorder; hectic turmoil

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
chǎng
shàng
shā
de
rén
yǎng
fān
 

The battlefield was strewn with bodies of men and horses, utterly chaotic.

Zhè
tiān
máng
de
rén
yǎng
fān
 

These past few days have been incredibly hectic and chaotic.

Jiā
bèi
hái
zi
men
nòng
de
rén
yǎng
fān
 

The children have turned the house upside down, creating utter chaos.

Zhǐ
jiàn
rén
yǎng
fān
 
xiāng
jiàn
 

All one could see was utter chaos with people and horses tumbling over one another in a stampede.