中箭落马

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 中箭落马

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

箭
jiàn

arrow

落
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

马
mǎ

horse

落马
luò mǎ

(lit.) to fall from a horse