zhòng jiàn luò mǎdictionary entry
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lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse / to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
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中箭落馬 中箭落马 [zhong4 jian4 luo4 ma3] /lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse/to suffer a serious setback (idiom)/

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