yī​zhī​wéi​shèn

once is enough

  • created sense approved 一之为甚/一之為甚 · yī​zhī​wéi​shèn · once is enough — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一之为甚 / 一之為甚

    yī​zhī​wéi​shèn

    once is enough

    (idiom) Once is more than enough; it is already too much to do something once and it must not be repeated.

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [nominalizer] 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 甚 (literal) → 甚 · shèn · to exceed

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