翻筋斗
Chinese
| flit about; translate; turn over | fall; somersault | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (翻筋斗) | 翻 | 筋斗 | |
| simp. #(翻筋斗) | 翻 | 筋斗 | |
| alternative forms | 翻觔斗／翻斤斗 翻斤斗 | ||
Pronunciation
Verb
翻筋斗
- (regional) to somersault
- (regional, figuratively) to suffer a failure or setback
- 對於革命我們開始也沒有經驗，翻過斤斗，取得了經驗，然後才有全國的勝利。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1957, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於正確處理人民內部矛盾的問題》 (On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Duìyú gémìng wǒmen kāishǐ yě méiyǒu jīngyàn, fān guò jīndǒu, qǔdé le jīngyàn, ránhòu cái yǒu quánguó de shènglì. [Pinyin]
- Neither had we any experience in revolution when we first started, and it was only after we had taken a number of tumbles and acquired experience that we won nation-wide victory.
对于革命我们开始也没有经验，翻过斤斗，取得了经验，然后才有全国的胜利。 [MSC, simp.]
- (regional, figuratively) to engage in speculation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 翻跟頭 (“to somersault”) [map]
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