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Discover the idiom 「兵荒馬亂」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Desolation and chaos: refers to the unstable social order. Describes the chaotic and unrest in society during the war.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bīng huāng mǎ luàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bing1 fong1 ma5 lyun6

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