落馬 [－马]

Jyutping lok6 maa5
Pinyin luò mǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (lit.) to fall from a horse
  2. (fig.) to suffer a setback
  3. to come a cropper
  4. to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    官員​被​炒
    (government staff) to be sacked; literally: to fall from a horse
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to come a cropper; to suffer a defeat
  2. verb, figuratively
    to be caught; to get arrested; to be sacked; (of a government official) to be ousted (over corruption or sexual scandals)
  3. verb, literary
    to fall from one's horse
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 下馬 – 下马
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去马会落马缆
    去馬會落馬纜
    • go to HK Jockey Club to make a bet on the horse racing
    • go to HK Jockey Club to make bets on the horse racing
  2. Cantonese
    寻晚落马州同皇岗口岸都加派咗人手。
    尋晚落馬州同皇崗口岸都加派咗人手。
    cam4 maan5 lok6 maa5 zau1 tung4 wong4 gong1 hau2 ngon6 dou1 gaa1 paai3 zo2 jan4 sau2.
    • Extra staff were deployed last night at the Lok Ma Chau and Huanggang checkpoints.
  3. Cantonese
    你可以经落马洲去中国大陆。
    你可以經落馬洲去中國大陸。
    nei5 ho2 ji5 ging1 lok6 maa5 zau1 heoi3 zung1 gwok3 daai6 luk6.
    • You can go to mainland China through Lok Ma Chau.
  4. Cantonese
    落马洲支线。
    落馬洲支線。
    lok6 maa5 zau1 zi1 sin3
    • Lok Ma Chau Spur Line.
  5. Cantonese
    佢喺落马洲边境关卡畀海关捉左。
    佢喺落馬洲邊境關卡畀海關捉左。
    • He was detained at the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    孙策望见，按住手中枪，扯弓搭箭，正射中陈生面门，应弦落马。
    孫策望見，按住手中槍，扯弓搭箭，正射中陳生面門，應弦落馬。
    sūn cè wàng jiàn ， àn zhù shǒu zhōng qiāng ， chě gōng dā jiàn ， zhèng shè zhōng chén shēng miàn mén ， yìng xián luò mǎ ．
    • Sun Ce looked into the distance, then dropped his spear and picked up his bow and arrow. Sun Ce's arrow struck Chen Sheng in the face; Chen Sheng then fell from his horse, accompanied by the sound of the twang of Sun Ce's just released bow string.