一落千丈

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lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) · fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline · to take a dive

Meanings

  1. lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. to take a dive

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