一 落 千 丈

yī luò qiān zhàngdictionary entry

lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive

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一落千丈 一落千丈 [yi1 luo4 qian1 zhang4] /lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)/fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline/to take a dive/

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一落千丈

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