兵荒马乱 bīng huāng mǎ luàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war

CHARACTERS

兵 bīng soldier, troops
荒 huāng wasteland, desert; uncultivated
马 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
乱 luàn confusion, state of chaos, revolt