Read Edit View history 阴沟里翻船 yīngōulǐfānchuán to fail unexpectedly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 阴沟里翻船/ 陰溝裡翻船 yīngōulǐfānchuán (also yīngōulifānchuán) to fail unexpectedly to meet with unexpected failure in an easy or familiar situation; to suffer a setback where success seemed certain Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 大水冲倒龙王庙/大水沖倒龍王廟 → 阴沟里翻船/陰溝裡翻船 Edit Delete
阴沟里翻船/ 陰溝裡翻船 yīngōulǐfānchuán (also yīngōulifānchuán) to fail unexpectedly to meet with unexpected failure in an easy or familiar situation; to suffer a setback where success seemed certain Edit Delete