| 马 |
mǎ shī qián tí | lit. the horse loses its front hooves / fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness |
| 马 |
Mǎ | surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ | horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 失 |
shī | to lose / to miss / to fail |
| 前 |
qián | front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 蹄 |
tí | hoof / pig's trotters |
| 蹄 |
tí | variant of 蹄 |