人仰马翻 in English ren2 yang3 ma3 fan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to suffer a crushing defeat (idiomatic expression)
  • in a pitiful state
  • in a complete mess
  • to roll (with laughter)

Simplified Characters

人 仰 马 翻

Traditional Characters

人 仰 馬 翻

Pinyin

ren2 yang3 ma3 fan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 仰yang3surname Yang 马ma3surname Ma 翻fan1to turn over