马失前蹄
Traditional form:
馬失前蹄
Pinyin (reading):
mǎshīqiántí
Definitions:
- lit. the horse loses its front hooves
- fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
Characters:
- 马 - horse; surname
- 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
- 蹄 - hoof; pig's trotter
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