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落筆打三更
  lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1   jyutping
to blunder at the very start; start off on the wrong foot; to falter at the gate; meet with initial setbacks; lose the first game

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
落筆打三更 / 落笔打三更

This word has been viewed 1469 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 6th Dec 2008 09:39 and last edited on 6th Dec 2008 10:27
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Characters in this word:

 lok6 laai6  -  to fall
 bat1  -  pen, pencil, writing brush
 daa2 daa1  -  hit; strike | dozen
 saam1 saam3  -  three; several
 gang1 gaang1 gang3 ang3  -  change; shift; further
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