yī​zhāo​bù​shèn​mǎn​pán​jiē​shū

one careless move loses the whole game

Senses

一着不慎,满盘皆输/ 一著不慎,滿盤皆輸 yī​zhāo​bù​shèn​mǎn​pán​jiē​shū (also yì​zhuó​bú​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.

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