落马 in English luo4 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (literally (word for word)) to fall from a horse
  • (metaphorically) to suffer a setback
  • to come a cropper
  • to be sacked (for example: for corruption)

Simplified Characters

落 马

Traditional Characters

落 馬

Pinyin

luo4 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

落luo4to leave out 马ma3surname Ma