人仰馬翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. in a pitiful state
  3. in a complete mess
  4. to roll (with laughter)

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
仰 yǎng
HSK 6
raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
翻 fān
HSK 4
flip over, upset, capsize