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名落孫山 (ming4 lok6 syun1 saan1) — fall behind Sun Shan (who was the last on the list of successful candidates) in Cantonese

mingˎ₄名lokˍ₆落syunˉ¹孫saanˉ¹山
简 名落孙山
Mandarin Pinyin: ming2 luo4 sun1 shan1

Meaning of 名落孫山

nounfall behind Sun Shan (who was the last on the list of successful candidates)
nounfail in a competitive examination; flunk an exam; fall behind in a competition

Characters in 名落孫山

名ming4
fame; reputation; position
落lok6
natural and poised
孫syun1
grandchild; descendent
山saan1
mountain; hill; peak

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