Pinyin Dictionary results for "ming luo"

鸣锣
to beat a gong
名落孙山
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
鸣锣开道
to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth
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