中箭落马

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 中箭落马

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 箭 箭 jiàn: arrow
• 落 落 là: to leave out
• 落 落 lào: colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
• 落 落 luò: to fall or drop
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 落马 落马 luò mǎ: (lit.) to fall from a horse