掉链子 in English diao4 lian4 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • one's bicycle chain comes off
  • (metaphorically) to let somebody down
  • to drop the ball
  • to screw up

Simplified Characters

掉 链 子

Traditional Characters

掉 鏈 子

Pinyin

diao4 lian4 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

掉diao4to fall 链lian4chain 子zi5son