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阴沟里翻船
yīn​gōu​lǐ​fān​chuán

to fail unexpectedly

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
阴沟里翻船 陰溝裡翻船 yīn​gōu​lǐ​fān​chuán
to fail unexpectedly
to meet with unexpected failure in an easy or familiar situation; to suffer a setback where success seemed certain

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  • 大水冲倒龙王庙 dà​shuǐ​chōng​dǎo​lóng​wáng​miào
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