shuāi gēn tou

Traditional: 摔跟頭

摔跟头 (shuāi gēn tou) is a Chinese word meaning “to fall; fig. to suffer a setback”.

Meanings

  1. 1to fall
  2. 2fig. to suffer a setback

Characters in 摔跟头

摔shuāi · to throw down跟gēn · heel头tóu · head

Related words

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