Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

掉链子

dyahw lyen dzuh · diào liànzi

Literally

the chain falls off

What it really means

to drop the ball at the crucial moment

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce