転てん蹶けつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

stumbling; tripping; failure

Rare literary term for stumbling or tripping, also used figuratively for failure or setback. Modern Japanese more commonly uses つまずき or 失敗.

• 古こ典てんでは「転てん蹶けつ」が人じん生せいの挫ざ折せつを表あらわすことがある。

  In classical texts, 転蹶 can represent a setback in life.