粵

落lok6馬maa5

simp落马
lok6 maa5luò mǎ

English

  1. (lit.) to fall from a horse
  2. (fig.) to suffer a setback
  3. to come a cropper
  4. to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)
  5. (of official positions) to be sacked; literally: to fall from a horse

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 官員被炒

Examples

  • 聽講佢因為醜聞而落馬,真係好可惜。

    I heard he lost his position due to a scandal. It's such a pity.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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