Lingaku- to have one's bicycle chain come off
- (fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to have one's bicycle chain come off
- to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up
This meaning refers to a mechanical failure, specifically when the chain of a bicycle becomes dislodged, making it unable to function properly.
My bicycle chain came off.
You need to check the chain.
This figurative meaning conveys a sense of failing someone or not meeting expectations, often in personal or professional contexts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
diào liàn zi掉链子to let sb down; to drop the ballzài在guān jiàn关键shí kè时刻diào liàn zi掉链子to let someone down at a critical momentdiào liàn zi掉链子shì jiàn事件a situation where someone screws upjīng cháng经常diào liàn zi掉链子to frequently drop the balldiào liàn zi掉链子le了to have messed upzài在bǐ sài比赛Zhōng中diào liàn zi掉链子to let the team down in a competitiontuán duì团队diào liàn zi掉链子the team lets downguān jiàn关键shí kè时刻diào liàn zi掉链子to screw up at a crucial momentdiào liàn zi掉链子de的biǎo xiàn表现a performance of letting someone downxiàng mù项目diào liàn zi掉链子to drop the ball on a projectgōu tōng沟通diào liàn zi掉链子to fail in communication