滑铁卢

滑鐵盧

Huátiělú

noun #17,350

Meanings

Phonetic transliteration of 'Waterloo'. The literal meaning of the characters is unrelated.

HSK 2

这次考试成了他的滑铁卢。

Zhècì kǎoshì chéng le tā de Huátiělú.

This exam turned out to be his Waterloo.

HSK 7-9

拿破仑在滑铁卢战败了。

Nápòlún zài Huátiělú zhànbài le.

Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.

culture

In Chinese, 遭遇滑铁卢 means 'to meet one's Waterloo' - suffering an unexpected, decisive defeat. Very common in sports and business commentary.

滑 huá

铁 tiě

卢 Lú