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名落孙山
/ míng luò sūn shān /
Strokes
Definition
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孙山[sūn shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)/fig. to fail an exam/to fall behind (in a competition)
Example
Definition
come after/fall behind Sun Shan (who was the last on the list of successful candidates)—fail in a competitive examination