in utter chaos; disastrously defeated
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
in a state of utter confusion and disarray; disastrously defeated
literaryThis is the variant form of '人仰马翻'. It has the same meaning and is used interchangeably in modern language to describe scenes of chaos or complete defeat.
Dí敌
jūn军
bèi被
dǎ打
dé得
mǎ马
fān翻
rén人
yǎng仰
，
kuì溃
bù不
chéng成
jūn军
。
The enemy forces were beaten into utter chaos and routed completely.
Dé得
zhī知
gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
lǐ里
dùn顿
shí时
mǎ马
fān翻
rén人
yǎng仰
。
Upon hearing the news of the company's bankruptcy, the office was thrown into complete chaos.
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Yī一
chǎng场
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
dà大
yǔ雨
ràng让
qìng庆
diǎn典
xiàn现
chǎng场
mǎ马
fān翻
rén人
yǎng仰
。
A sudden heavy rain threw the celebration site into disarray.