马失前蹄
mǎ​shī​qián​tí

to suffer an unexpected reversal

  • created sense approved 马失前蹄/馬失前蹄 · mǎ​shī​qián​tí · to suffer an unexpected reversal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    马失前蹄 / 馬失前蹄

    mǎ​shī​qián​tí

    to suffer an unexpected reversal

    Literally means a horse tripping on its front hooves; used to describe a sudden failure or setback caused by a lapse in attention or a miscalculation.

    马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse 失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to lose control 前蹄 (literal) → 前蹄 · qián​tí · forehoof

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    created sense