翻船 in English fan1 chuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to capsize
  • (metaphorically) to suffer a setback or defeat

Simplified Characters

翻 船

Traditional Characters

翻 船

Pinyin

fan1 chuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

翻fan1to turn over 船chuan2variant of 船[chuan2]