luò
cǎo

archaic
dialect

Meaning of 落草

落草 means to take to the hills and become a bandit; to turn outlaw; to be born (of a baby). Pronounced luò cǎo.

  • to take to the hills and become a bandit; to turn outlaw
  • to be born (of a baby)

Definitions & Examples

Guān
tài
shèn
 
hǎo
hàn
men
zhǐ
luò
cǎo
wéi
kòu
 

Oppressed too severely by the authorities, the brave men had no choice but to take to the hills and become bandits.

 
Shuǐ
zhuàn
 
zhōng
duō
yīng
xióng
dōu
shì
bèi
luò
cǎo
de
 

In 'Water Margin,' many heroes were forced to become outlaws.