落马

落马
luò

(lit.) to fall from a horse

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    (lit.) to fall from a horse

    • He fell off the horse.

  2. verb

    (fig.) to suffer a setback

    • He fell from power due to corruption.

  3. verb

    to come a cropper

  4. verb

    to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)

    • He was stripped of his position due to corruption.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.

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