倒栽葱
dào​zāi​cōng

fail ignominiously

  • created sense approved 倒栽葱/倒栽蔥 · dào​zāi​cōng · fail ignominiously

    倒栽葱 / 倒栽蔥

    dào​zāi​cōng

    fail ignominiously

    to suffer a humiliating defeat or a total failure

    这家公司在这次经济危机中摔了个倒栽葱。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒栽葱/倒栽蔥 · dào​zāi​cōng · fall headlong

    倒栽葱 / 倒栽蔥

    dào​zāi​cōng

    fall headlong

    to fall headfirst or upside down

    他不小心从台阶上摔了个倒栽葱。

    idiom

    created sense