落马 : (lit.) to fall ... : luò mǎ | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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落马 Trad. 落馬

luò mǎ
(lit.) to fall from a horse (fig.) to suffer a setback to come a cropper to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)

Example Usage
落马洲 Trad. 落馬洲

Luò mǎ zhōu
Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
中箭落马 Trad. 中箭落馬

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
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