huǐ yú yī dàn

Traditional: 毀於一旦

毁于一旦 (huǐ yú yī dàn) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)

Characters in 毁于一旦

毁huǐ · to destroy; to ruin于yú · to go一yī · one旦dàn · (literary) dawn; daybreak

Related words

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