名落孫山

ming4 lok6 syun1 saan1

lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1]{syun1 saan1} (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) · fig. to fail an exam · to fall behind (in a competition)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1]{syun1 saan1} (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. fig. to fail an exam
  3. to fall behind (in a competition)

Written Forms

名落孫山Traditional · Main Form
名落孙山Alternate Form

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