跋前踬后 in English ba2 qian2 zhi4 hou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to trip forwards or stumble back (idiomatic expression, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right

Simplified Characters

跋 前 踬 后

Traditional Characters

跋 前 躓 後

Pinyin

ba2 qian2 zhi4 hou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

跋ba2postscript 前qian2front 踬zhi4to stumble 后hou4surname Hou