| 兵荒马乱 |
bīng huāng mǎ luàn |
(idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos |
| 兵 |
bīng |
soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:个 |
| 荒 |
huāng |
desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |