栽筋斗 in English zai1 jin1 dou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to tumble
  • to fall head over heels
  • (metaphorically) to take a tumble

Simplified Characters

栽 筋 斗

Traditional Characters

栽 筋 斗

Pinyin

zai1 jin1 dou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

栽zai1to grow 筋jin1muscle 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]