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てんやわんや
Frequency rank:
33,463. – 33,794.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
Forms
てんやわんや
Frequency rank:
33,463. – 33,794.
Example sentences
2 results
1.
かいしゃ
会社
は
しんぱい
心配
の
といあわせ
問い合わせ
で
てんやわんや
だっ
た
。
The office was besieged by anxious inquiries.
Tatoeba
2.
ちいさな
小さな
いなかまち
田舎町
で
おきた
起きた
しっそう
失踪
じけん
事件
と
さつじんじけん
殺人事件
で
、
まちなか
町中
が
てんやわんや
だ
。
The small rural village was in disarray after the disappearance and murder incidents.
Tatoeba