Definition of 名落孙山
1. (míng luò sūn shān) lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
Synonyms of 名落孙山
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