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一蹶不振
 
En
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

一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn

一蹶不振
1 跌了一跤就不敢再走路。语本汉.刘向《说苑.卷一六.谈丛》:「一噎之故,绝谷不食;一蹶之故,却足不行。」后比喻遭受挫折或失败后,无法再振作恢复。清.王夫之《读通鉴论.卷四.汉宣帝》:「惮数岁之劳,遽期事之速效,一蹶不振,数十年兵连祸结而不可解。」

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