Characters
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 可 (可): (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- 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
- 世 (世): surname Shi
Resources
- Wiktionary: 不可一世
- MDBG: 不可一世
- Examples with 不可一世 on Tatoeba
Examples
在愁云密布的天空下，在死一般沉寂的十字街口，这些平庸的偶像，粗野无情的雕塑，摆出一副不可一世的气概，象征着我们已进入了那九泉之下的幽冥王国，至少是象征这王国最后的命令，指示人们进入墓窟，那里鼠疫之神，沉沉的石块和漫漫的长夜将使一切声音消失。