不堪一击

Traditional: 不堪一擊

bù kān yī jī

Dictionary entry

(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow

What does 不堪一击 mean?

不堪一击 (bù kān yī jī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-堪kān(bound form) may; can · (bound form) to endure; to bear 一yīone · single 击jīto hit · to strike

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不堪一击

bù kān yī jī

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