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名落孙山【míng luò Sūn Shān】

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)

名落孙山【míng luò Sūn Shān】

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)

名

HSK 11

含义name, rank, title, position

拼音míng

落

HSK 31

含义fall, drop; net income, surplus

拼音luò

孙

HSK 4

含义grandchild, descendent; surname

拼音sūn

山

HSK 11

含义mountain, hill, peak

拼音shān