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马失前蹄
mǎ​shī​qián​tí

to suffer an unexpected reversal

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 马 馬 mǎ noun
    horse
    horse; any animal of the horse family; large mammal used for riding, pulling carts, or farm work
  2. 失 shī verbadjective
    to lose control
    to lose control of oneself; to fail to restrain an action or emotion; to change from a normal state
  3. 前蹄 qián​tí
    forehoof
    the front hoof of a four-legged animal