「馬死落地行」
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| Pronunciation: | maa5 sei2 lok6 dei6 haang4 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
馬 horse; Tin Hau; marathon 死 to die; inflexible; to fail; unable to coexist; fixed; rigid; stiff; same old same old; literally: damned; to malfunction; to break down; very; extremely; to insist; to be stubborn 落 to fall; to drop; to go down; to put in; to add; to get an abortion; to abort 地 land; -ly; ground; field; floor; place; locality; area 行 to walk; profession; behaviour; okay; a line; a row; trip; performance; action; industry; perfunctory; "hong"; a shop; a firm; to browse; to move; to adopt; to take; dry |
| Part of Speech: | expression |
| Explanation: |
to have lost one's advantages and be forced to get through an adverse situation; literally: when the horse dies, get off and walk
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