一蹶不振

yìjuébúzhèn

collapse after a single setback; be unable to recover after a setback

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cannot recover after a setback

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cannot recover after a setback

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yi1 jue2 bu4 zhen4

one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse, ruined at a stroke, unable to recover after a minor hitch

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一蹶不振

yī jué bú zhèn

unable to get up after a fall; be finished for good; be lost without resources; collapse after one setback; fall, never to rise again; never to be able to recover after a setback; never to recover from a setback; unable to recover after the comedown

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一蹶不振|一蹶不振 [yī jué bù zhèn] ► one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse ► ruined at a stroke ► unable to recover after a minor hitch