an utter defeat
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ǎ f ā NR é NY ǎ ng, which means people and horses are turned upside down. It describes being beaten badly. It's also like a mess. From Chapter 115 of a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 115 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "Jia Lian has no one at home, so he invited Wang Ren to help with the cooking. That Qiao elder sister is weeping day and night mother, is also sick. So there was a lot of trouble in Rong's house. "
Interpretation of Idioms
The men and horses were beaten to the ground. It describes being beaten badly. It's also like a mess.
Chinese PinYin : mǎ fān rén yǎng
an utter defeat
perpetrate every conceivable crime and be unpardonably wicked. shí è bù shè
go with head high and chest out. áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
More important people forget things. guì rén duō wàng shì
so skillfully imitated as to be indistinguishable from the original. wéi miào wéi xiào
the face is like the full moon. miàn rú mǎn yuè