yī​zhāo​bù​shèn​mǎn​pán​jiē​shū

one careless move loses the whole game

  • created sense approved 一着不慎,满盘皆输/一著不慎,滿盤皆輸 · yī​zhāo​bù​shèn​mǎn​pán​jiē​shū · one careless move loses the whole game — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一着不慎,满盘皆输 / 一著不慎,滿盤皆輸

    yī​zhāo​bù​shèn​mǎn​pán​jiē​shū

    one careless move loses the whole game

    One wrong move at a critical point leads to total defeat; a proverb derived from chess used to describe how a single mistake in a key step can ruin an entire endeavor.

    yì​zhuó​bú​shèn​mǎn​pán​jiē​shū

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zhāo · move 不慎 (literal) → 不慎 · bù​shèn · careless , (non_chinese) 满盘皆输 (literal) → 满盘皆输/滿盤皆輸 · mǎn​pán​jiē​shū · to lose the whole game

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