翻船 [－－]

Jyutping faan1 syun4
Pinyin fān chuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to capsize
  2. (fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to capsize; to shipwreck
  2. verb, figuratively
    to have a setback; to fall through; to fail to do something
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次选举佢居然落选，真系阴沟里翻船！
    今次選舉佢居然落選，真係陰溝裏翻船！
    gam1 ci3 syun2 geoi2 keoi5 geoi1 jin4 lok6 syun2, zan1 hai6 jam1 kau1 leoi5 faan1 syun4!
    • It was an unexpected failure that he lost in this election.