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名落孙山

míngluòsūnshān

Traditional: 名落孫山

(idiom) to fail in imperial exam

Character Breakdown

名
míng
name; position, rank, title
HSK 1
落
luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
HSK 4
孙
sūn
grandchild, descendent; surname
HSK 4
山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
HSK 3

Additional Information

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Chinese
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