一蹶不振
yī​jué​bù​zhèn

to collapse after a setback

  • created sense approved 一蹶不振 · yī​jué​bù​zhèn · to collapse after a setback — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一蹶不振

    yī​jué​bù​zhèn

    to collapse after a setback

    Literally "one stumble, unable to rise"; used as an idiom to describe being unable to recover or pull oneself together after a single failure or defeat.

    yì​jué​bú​zhèn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 蹶 (literal) → 蹶 · jué · to stumble 不振 (literal) → 不振 · bù​zhèn · listless

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