一发不可收拾

Traditional: 一發不可收拾

yī fā bù kě shōu shi

Dictionary entry

once it gets started there's no stopping it

What does 一发不可收拾 mean?

一发不可收拾 (yī fā bù kě shōu shi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1once it gets started there's no stopping it

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 收shōuto receive · to accept 拾shèto ascend in light steps

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How to pronounce 一发不可收拾

一发不可收拾

yī fā bù kě shōu shi

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