名落孫山 — ming2 luo4 Sun1 Shan1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

ming² luo⁴ Sun¹ Shan¹

lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山 and 孙山Sun¹ Shan¹ (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)/fig. to fail an exam/to fall behind (in a competition)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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落

孫

山

As word

1

ming²

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

2

luo⁴

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

3

Sun¹

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

4

Shan¹

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