人仰馬翻
Chinese
man; person; people look up horse; surname flit about; translate; turn over trad. (人仰馬翻) 人 仰 馬 翻 simp. (人仰马翻) 人 仰 马 翻 Literally: “humans and horses thrown off their feet”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
人仰馬翻
- to be utterly routed; to suffer a crushing defeat
- in a complete mess
Synonyms
- 馬翻人仰/马翻人仰 (mǎfānrényǎng)
- 馬仰人翻/马仰人翻 (mǎyǎngrénfān)