陰溝裡翻船

Simplified: 阴沟里翻船

yīngōulǐfānchuán ㄧㄣ ㄍㄡ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄢ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

    • to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
    • to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)

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