中箭落马

Traditional: 中箭落馬

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

Dictionary entry

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse

What does 中箭落马 mean?

中箭落马 (zhòng jiàn luò mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse

2to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

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中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 箭jiànarrow · CL:支[zhi1]落làto leave out · to be missing 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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How to pronounce 中箭落马

中箭落马

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

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