阴沟里翻船 yīngōulǐfānchuán to fail unexpectedly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 阴沟 陰溝 yīngōu sewer sewer; underground drainage channel; covered drain里 裡 li locative in suffix used after nouns or time words to indicate location, time, or scope翻船 fānchuán to fail to suffer a setback; to fail unexpectedly; to be defeated midway through a task