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落馬

落馬

See also: 落马

Chinese

		alight; to fall; to drop (behind) alight; to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	horse
trad. (落馬)		落	馬
simp. (落马)		落	马

Verb

落馬

(literary) to fall from one's horse
(figuratively)
1. to come a cropper; to suffer a defeat
2. to be caught; to get arrested; to be sacked; (of a government official) to be ousted (over corruption or sexual scandals)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): luòmǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ maa⁵
Min Nan (POJ): lo̍h-má

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: luòmǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohmaa
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ maa⁵
  - Yale: lohk máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ maa⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² mɑː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍h-má
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍h-má
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loiqmar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ma⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɤ(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² ma⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɤ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ma⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ma⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴¹/