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名落孙山

míng luò Sūn Shān · ming luo sun shan

Traditional 名落孫山

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lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山 / 孙山 (Sūn Shān) (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
fig. to fail an exam
to fall behind (in a competition)

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