人仰马翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān

in a complete mess; to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 40002nd word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
仰 yǎng HSK 6
to look up; to face upward; to admire
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
翻 fān HSK 4
to turn over; to flip over; to translate