栽跟頭

栽跟头
zāigēntou
  1. to fall head over heels
  2. (fig.) to come a cropper

CEDICT

  1. 跌倒、摔跤。如：「石子路不好走，小心別栽跟頭！」也作「栽觔斗」。
  2. 比喻出醜、失敗。如：「張先生好表現自己，不自量力，結果出洋相栽跟頭。」也作「栽觔斗」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 栽 zāi
  1. to plant; to grow
  2. to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)
  3. to impose sth on sb
  4. to stumble; to fall down
2 跟頭 gēntou
  1. tumble
  2. somersault

Related entries

栽筋斗 zāijīndǒu
  1. to tumble
  2. to fall head over heels
  3. (fig.) to take a tumble
落馬 luòmǎ
  1. (lit.) to fall from a horse
  2. (fig.) to suffer a setback
  3. to come a cropper
  4. to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)