跋前踬后 bá qián zhì hòu

to stumble at every step; fail again and again

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right

Characters

Character Meaning
postscript; to trek across mountains
front; before; forward
to stumble
behind; after; later