名落孙山(míng luò sūn shān)

4 charactersTrad. 名落孫山

lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孙山…

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Word information

Pinyin
míng luò sūn shān
Meaning
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孙山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
名落孫山

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