名落孫山 [－－孙－]

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Pinyin míng luò sūn shān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. fig. to fail an exam
  3. to fall behind (in a competition)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    考試​唔​合格​或者​成績​好​差
    to fail in an examination
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）