可一而不可再
kě​yī'ér​bù​kě​zài

once is enough

  • created sense approved 可一而不可再 · kě​yī'ér​bù​kě​zài · once is enough — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可一而不可再

    kě​yī'ér​bù​kě​zài

    once is enough

    may be done once and once only; just this once

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [resultative linker] 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 再 (literal) → 再 · zài · twice

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

    created sense