mǎ shī qián tí

Traditional: 馬失前蹄

马失前蹄 (mǎ shī qián tí) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the horse loses its front hooves; fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the horse loses its front hooves
  2. 2fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness

Characters in 马失前蹄

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