一 蹶 不 振

yī jué bù zhèndictionary entry

one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch

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Original source entry:

一蹶不振 一蹶不振 [yi1 jue2 bu4 zhen4] /one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined at a stroke/unable to recover after a minor hitch/

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