| 一蹶不振 |
yī jué bù zhèn |
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch |
| 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 |
| 蹶 |
jué |
to stumble / to trample / to kick (of horse) |
| 蹶 |
juě |
see 尥蹶子 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不振 |
bù zhèn |
lacking in vitality / depressed (market, spirits etc) |
| 振 |
zhèn |
to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself |