名落孙山

míngluòSūnShān

lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孙山 (Sūn Shān) (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam

Traditional 名落孫山

Meaning

míngluòSūnShānming2 luo4 sun1 shan1
  1. lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孙山 Sūn Shān (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. fig. to fail an exam
  3. to fall behind (in a competition)

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