yī fā bù kě shōu shi

Traditional: 一發不可收拾

一发不可收拾 (yī fā bù kě shōu shi) is a Chinese word meaning “once it gets started there's no stopping it”.

Meanings

  1. 1once it gets started there's no stopping it

Characters in 一发不可收拾

一yī · one发fā · to send out不bù · no; not so可kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able收shōu · to receive拾shè · to ascend in light steps

Related words

不no; not so一one一个a; an; one可以can可(prefix) can; may; able to; -able可used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可能might (happen)一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)不过only

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