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名落孫山

míngluòSūnShān

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄕㄢ

Simplified 名落孙山

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  1. 1lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to fail an exam
  3. 3to fall behind (in a competition)

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