栽跟头 |
zāi gēn tou |
to fall head over heels / (fig.) to come a cropper |
栽 |
zāi |
to plant; to grow / to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) / to impose sth on sb / to stumble; to fall down |
跟 |
gēn |
heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) |
跟头 |
gēn tou |
tumble / somersault |
头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |