- one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
- ruined at a stroke
- unable to recover after a minor hitch
Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 蹶 (蹶): to stumble; to trample; to kick (of horse)
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 振 (振): to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一蹶不振
- MDBG: 一蹶不振
- Examples with 一蹶不振 on Tatoeba
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