交こう通つう戦せん争そう

noun

traffic war; chaos on the roads

A dramatic term for severe traffic congestion, accidents, and road danger, often used in news or commentary to emphasize the scale of the problem.

• 年ねん末まつの交こう通つう戦せん争そうで、高こう速そく道どう路ろは大だい渋じゅう滞たいだった。

  In the year-end traffic war, the expressway was heavily congested.

• 交こう通つう戦せん争そうによる死し亡ぼう事じ故こが後あとを絶たたない。

  Fatal accidents caused by the traffic war continue unabated.