落荒而逃 luò huāng ér táo Flee in panic

Explanation

形容吃了败仗慌张逃跑。

Describes someone fleeing in panic after a defeat.

Origin Story

话说，三国时期，刘备率领的蜀汉军队与曹操率领的魏国军队在赤壁展开了一场激烈的战斗。当时，曹操率领的魏军势如破竹，一度将蜀军逼得节节败退。刘备眼看局势不妙，命令军队撤退。然而，魏军的追兵紧追不舍，蜀军士气低落，士兵们纷纷丢盔弃甲，落荒而逃。刘备也只得骑着马，在乱军之中艰难地突围。这场赤壁之战，最终以曹操惨败而告终。蜀军士兵纷纷逃离战场，有的丢弃了兵器，有的丢弃了盔甲，有的甚至连衣服都来不及穿，就慌慌张张地逃跑了。整个战场一片混乱，到处都是逃跑的士兵，场面十分惨烈。这场战斗最终以蜀军的胜利而告终，但蜀军士兵的落荒而逃，也让人们看到了战争的残酷和无情。

huà shuō, sān guó shí qī, liú bèi shuài lǐng de shǔ hàn jūn duì yǔ cáo cāo shuài lǐng de wèi guó jūn duì zài chì bì zhǎn kāi le yī chǎng jī liè de zhàn dòu. dāng shí, cáo cāo shuài lǐng de wèi jūn shì rú pò zhú, yī dù jiāng shǔ jūn bī de jié jié bài tuì. liú bèi yǎn kàn jú shì bù miào, mìng lìng jūn duì chè tuì. rán ér, wèi jūn de zhuī bīng jǐn zhuī bù shě, shǔ jūn shì qì dī luò, bīng shì men fēn fēn diū kuī qì jiǎ, luò huāng ér táo. liú bèi yě zhǐ děi qí zhe mǎ, zài luàn jūn zhī zhōng jiān nán de tú wéi. zhè chǎng chì bì zhī zhàn, zuì zhōng yǐ cáo cāo cǎn bài ér gào jù. shǔ jūn bīng shì fēn fēn táo lí zhàn chǎng, yǒu de diū qì le bīng qì, yǒu de diū qì le kuī jiǎ, yǒu de shèn zhì lián yī fú dōu lái bù jí chuān, jiù huāng huāng zhāng zhāng de táo pǎo le. zhěng gè zhàn chǎng yī piàn hùn luàn, dào chù dōu shì táo pǎo de bīng shì, miàn tiáo fēn cháng cǎn liè. zhè chǎng zhàn dòu zuì zhōng yǐ shǔ jūn de shèng lì ér gào jù, dàn shǔ jūn bīng shì de luò huāng ér táo, yě ràng rén men kàn dào le zhàn zhēng de cán kù hé wú qíng.

It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, the Shu Han army led by Liu Bei fought a fierce battle against the Wei army led by Cao Cao in Chibi. At that time, the Wei army led by Cao Cao was unstoppable and once pushed the Shu army back step by step. Liu Bei saw that the situation was bad and ordered his troops to retreat. However, the Wei pursuers did not let up and the morale of the Shu army was low, the soldiers threw away their helmets and armor and fled into the wilderness. Liu Bei had to ride his horse and fight his way through the chaos of the army to escape. This Battle of Chibi ultimately ended in a devastating defeat for Cao Cao. The soldiers of the Shu army fled from the battlefield, some threw away their weapons, some threw away their armor, and some even didn't have time to get dressed before they fled in panic. The whole battlefield was a mess, with fleeing soldiers everywhere, the scene was very cruel. The battle ultimately ended with a victory for the Shu army, but the Shu soldiers' flight into the wilderness also showed the cruelty and ruthlessness of war.

Usage

形容一个人在遭受失败或遇到危险时，慌张地逃跑。

xióng róng yī gè rén zài zāo shòu shī bài huò yù dào wēi xiǎn shí, huāng zhāng de táo pǎo.

Describes a person who flees in fear or danger.

Examples

• 敌军来势汹汹，我方士兵只得落荒而逃。

  dí jūn lái shì xiōng xiōng, wǒ fāng bīng shì zhǐ děi luò huāng ér táo.

  The enemy troops were coming in overwhelming numbers, and our soldiers had to flee.

• 面对突如其来的变故，他慌慌张张地落荒而逃。

  miàn duì tú rú lái de biàn gù, tā huāng huāng zhāng zhāng de luò huāng ér táo.

  He fled in panic from the sudden change.

• 比赛失利后，他落荒而逃，不愿面对失败的现实。

  bǐ sài shī lì hòu, tā luò huāng ér táo, bù yuàn miàn duì shī bài de xiàn shí.

  After losing the competition, he fled into the wilderness, unwilling to face the reality of failure.

• 看到老板生气了，几个员工落荒而逃。

  kàn dào lǎo bǎn shēng qì le, jǐ gè yuán gōng luò huāng ér táo.

  Seeing that the boss was angry, a few employees fled into the wilderness.

• 在一次学术辩论中，他的观点遭到质疑，他落荒而逃，不再参与讨论。

  zài yī cì xué shù biàn lùn zhōng, tā de guān diǎn zāo dào zhí yí, tā luò huāng ér táo, bù zài cān yù tǎo lùn.

  In an academic debate, his views were questioned, and he fled into the wilderness, no longer participating in the discussion.

Related Idioms

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• 狼狈不堪

• 仓皇而逃

• 落花流水

• 溃不成军

Opposite Idioms

• 大获全胜

• 旗开得胜

• 凯旋而归