马仰人翻 — “Horses falling on their backs and people tumbling over”
马仰人翻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing a scene of utter chaos and confusion, especially due to extreme busyness or disorder; in a state of great disarray and pandemonium”. Literally, “Horses falling on their backs and people tumbling over”.
马仰人翻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
马仰人翻 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 马仰人翻
Idioms Related to 马仰人翻
Synonyms of 马仰人翻
More idioms starting with 马
- mǎ马shàng上gōng功chéng成achieve success quickly, often by military conquest
- mǎ马shàng上qiáng墙tóu头a romantic rendezvous spot
- mǎ马shàng上dé得tiān天xià下win an empire on horseback
- mǎ马shàng上fáng房zi子overtly agree, covertly oppose
- mǎ马shàng上kàn看huā花to observe things superficially
- mǎ马bù不tíng停tí蹄advancing tirelessly without stopping
- mǎ马bù不jiě解ān鞍to work without rest
- mǎ马zhōng中guān关wǔ五typographical or scribal errors
- mǎ马rù入huà华shān山universal peace and tranquility
- mǎ马dào到gōng功chéng成achieve instant success
- mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success
- mǎ马qián前zú卒a subordinate working for others
Recommended tools
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 马仰人翻
What does 马仰人翻 mean?
马仰人翻 (mǎ yǎng rén fān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing a scene of utter chaos and confusion, especially due to extreme busyness or disorder; in a state of great disarray and pandemonium”.
How do you pronounce 马仰人翻?
马仰人翻 is pronounced mǎ yǎng rén fān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 马仰人翻 literally mean?
Literally, 马仰人翻 means “Horses falling on their backs and people tumbling over”. It is used to mean “describing a scene of utter chaos and confusion, especially due to extreme busyness or disorder; in a state of great disarray and pandemonium”.
What is the Chinese definition of 马仰人翻?
形容极忙乱或混乱的样子。