一发不可收拾
yī​fā​bù​kě​shōu​shi

to get out of hand

  • created sense approved 一发不可收拾/一發不可收拾 · yī​fā​bù​kě​shōu​shi · to get out of hand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一发不可收拾 / 一發不可收拾

    yī​fā​bù​kě​shōu​shi

    to get out of hand

    Describes a situation that, once started, becomes impossible to stop or manage

    yī​fā​bù​kě​shōu​shí, yì​fā​bù​kě​shōu​shí

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [as soon as] 发 (literal) → 发/發 · fā · to happen 不可收拾 (literal) → 不可收拾 · bù​kě​shōu​shi · irremediable

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense