栽跟头

zāigēntou

tumble; fall, come to grief; come a cropper

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suffer a setback; tumble

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suffer a setback; tumble

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zāi gēn tou

v. tumble, fall, suffer a setback

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zai1 gen1 tou5

to suffer a setback

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栽跟头(筋斗)

zāi gēn tou

（跌倒） tumble; fall

（失败或出丑） suffer a setback; come a cropper; make a blunder:

工作中听不进群众的意见就容易栽跟头。 One is likely to blunder in one's work if one refuses to listen to the masses.

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栽跟頭|栽跟头 [zāi gēn tõu] ► to fall head over heels ► (fig.) to come a cropper