兵荒馬亂

See also: 兵荒马乱

Chinese

		soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike	out of practice; uncultivated	horse; surname	in confusion; disorderly
trad. (兵荒馬亂)		兵	荒	馬	亂
simp. (兵荒马乱)		兵	荒	马	乱
Literally: “the troops are starving, and the horses are in disarray”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bīnghuāngmǎluàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥㄏㄨㄤㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing¹ fong¹ maa⁵ lyun⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bīnghuāngmǎluàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥㄏㄨㄤㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binghuangmaaluann
  - IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu̯a̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bing¹ fong¹ maa⁵ lyun⁶
  - Yale: bīng fōng máh lyuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing¹ fong¹ maa⁵ lyn⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bing¹ fong¹ ma⁵ lün⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɑː¹³ lyːn²²/

Idiom

兵荒馬亂

war-torn; ravaged by war
chaotic

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