verb, figuratively, regional
to suffer a failure or setback
對於革命我們開始也沒有經驗，翻過斤斗，取得了經驗，然後才有全國的勝利。
对于革命我们开始也没有经验，翻过斤斗，取得了经验，然后才有全国的胜利。
duì yú gé mìng wǒ men kāi shǐ yě méi yǒu jīng yàn ， fān guò jīn dǒu ， qǔ dé le jīng yàn ， rán hòu cái yǒu quán guó de shèng lì ． Neither had we any experience in revolution when we first started, and it was only after we had taken a number of tumbles and acquired experience that we won nation-wide victory.
verb, regional
to somersault
verb, figuratively, regional
to engage in speculation