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马失前蹄
馬失前蹄
mǎshīqiántí
1. lit. the horse loses its front hooves
2. fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness

Character Breakdown

马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3 3 丶
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4 5 丶
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1 9 丶
蹄
tí
hoof; pig's trotter
16 丶

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