落馬

落馬

See also: 落马

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luòmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ maa⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): lo̍h-má / lo̍h-bé

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: luòmǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohmaa
    • IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 落馬／落马 駱馬／骆马

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: lok⁶ maa⁵
    • Yale: lohk máh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ maa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ ma⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² mäː¹³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 落馬／落马 駱馬／骆马

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍h-má / lo̍h-bé
    • Tâi-lô: lo̍h-má / lo̍h-bé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: loiqmar, loiqbea
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mã⁵³/, /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ be⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/, /lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² be⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã⁵³/, /lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mã⁵³/, /lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mã⁴¹/, /lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ be⁴¹/

Verb

落馬

1. (literary) to fall from one's horse
2. (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)