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兵荒馬亂

bing1 fong1 maa5 lyun6

bing1 huang1 ma3 luan4

turmoil and chaos of war

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

兵荒馬亂

This word was added by bybell on 1st Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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兵 bing1 bing1 - weapons; soldier; troops; military
荒 fong1 huang5 huang1 - wasteland; desolate; uncultivated; wild;
馬 maa5 ma3 - horse
亂 lyun6 luan4 - disorderly; upset; indiscriminately

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