| 毁于一旦 |
huǐ yú yī dàn |
(idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) |
| 毁 |
huǐ |
to destroy; to ruin / to defame; to slander |
| 毁 |
huǐ |
to destroy by fire |
| 毁 |
huǐ |
variant of 毁 / to defame / to slander |
| 于 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 于 |
yú |
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 于 |
| 于 |
yú |
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一旦 |
yī dàn |
in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day |
| 旦 |
dàn |
(literary) dawn; daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) |