See also: 落马

Chinese

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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind horse; surname
trad. (落馬)
simp. (落马)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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落馬

  1. (literary) to fall from one's horse
  2. (figurative)
    1. to come a cropper; to suffer a defeat
    2. to be caught; to get arrested; to be sacked; (of a government official) to be ousted (over corruption or sexual scandals)