人仰马翻

Traditional: 人仰馬翻

rén yǎng mǎ fān

Dictionary entry

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

What does 人仰马翻 mean?

人仰马翻 (rén yǎng mǎ fān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

2in a pitiful state

3in a complete mess

4to roll (with laughter)

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]仰Yǎngsurname Yang 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]翻fānto turn over · to flip over

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How to pronounce 人仰马翻

人仰马翻

rén yǎng mǎ fān

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