the men wore out and the horses were jaded(rén kùn mǎ fá)

the men wore out and the horses were jaded

In Chinese, Pinyin is R é NK ù nm ǎ f á, which describes physical fatigue. It comes from the seventy seventh chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The seventy seventh chapter of Shi Naian's the complete story of the water margin in the Ming Dynasty: "the three armies of the horse steps have no strength, and they are tired."

Analysis of Idioms

Exhausted, dusty. antonym energetic and lively. After the lantern riddle battle.

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, object and attribute.

Chinese PinYin : rén kùn mǎ fá