míng luò sūn shān
(idiom) to fail in imperial exam
míng luò Sūn Shān
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
fig. to fail an exam
to fall behind (in a competition)
Sūn Shān
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar