失足落水 — “To take a false step”
失足落水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a false step”. To go astray; to be led into depravity or ruin, often after being misled. Literally, “lose one's footing and fall into water”.
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失足落水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
失足落水 Character Breakdown
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他原本是品学兼优的学生，却因交友不慎而失足落水，令人惋惜。
He was originally an excellent student, but unfortunately, due to associating with bad friends, he took a false step and went astray, which is regrettable.
Idioms Related to 失足落水
More idioms starting with 失
- shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅lose at the beginning
- shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅，，shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆lose in one place, gain in another
- shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂miss a golden opportunity
- shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里，，chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A tiny error leads to a huge divergence
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘，，chā差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘，，chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
- shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘，，miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
- shī失zhāng张mào冒shì势act rashly and impetuously
- shī失zhāng张shī失zhì志flustered and disoriented
- shī失zhāng张shī失zhì智utterly flustered and disoriented
- shī失zhāng张shī失zhì致flustered and disoriented
- shī失jīng惊dǎo倒guài怪make a fuss over nothing
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Open the tool →Questions about 失足落水
What does 失足落水 mean?
失足落水 (shī zú luò shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a false step”.
How do you pronounce 失足落水?
失足落水 is pronounced shī zú luò shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 失足落水 literally mean?
Literally, 失足落水 means “lose one's footing and fall into water”. It is used to mean “to take a false step”.
What is the Chinese definition of 失足落水?
脚一滑跌入水中。比喻一时受诱骗而行为堕落