兵荒马乱

bīng huāng mǎ luàn

(idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos

兵

bīng

soldiers

荒

huāng

desolate

马

mǎ

abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

乱

luàn

in confusion or disorder