Chinese–English

一蹶不振

yī jué bù zhèn · yi jue bu zhen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
  2. ruined at a stroke
  3. unable to recover after a minor hitch

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