一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
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1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
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2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
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3 to take a dive
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
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1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
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1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
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2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
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1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
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2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
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1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
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1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
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2 in a tangled mess
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
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1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
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2 fig. to fail an exam
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3 to fall behind (in a competition)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
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1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
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1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
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1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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2 fig. to get sorted out
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3 to be finalized
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
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1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
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2 volatile
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3 significant ups and downs
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4 roller coaster
天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
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1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
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2 fig. the natural order of things
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3 something you can't go against
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
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1 dazed
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2 beside oneself (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
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1 to come down in the world (idiom)
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2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
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1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
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2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
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3 to hit sb when he's down
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
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1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
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2 fig. time of decline
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3 the end of an era
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4 Sic transit gloria mundi
日落风生
rì luò fēng shēng
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1 a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)
此起彼落
cǐ qǐ bǐ luò
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1 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
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2 repeating continuously
水落归槽
shuǐ luò guī cáo
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1 spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong