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中箭落馬

简中箭落马 · 繁中箭落馬

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
箭: jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
馬: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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4–4–4–3 · zhong4 jian4 luo4 ma3

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zung3 zin3 lok6 maa5

Cantonese word readings for 中箭落馬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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