yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū

Traditional: 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸

一着不慎，满盘皆输 (yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū) is a Chinese word meaning “One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

Characters in 一着不慎，满盘皆输

一yī · one着zhāo · a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])不bù · no; not so慎shèn · careful满mǎn · to fill盘pán · tray; plate; dish皆jiē · all输shū · to lose; to be beaten

Related words

不no; not so一one一个a; an; one着a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])着to touch着aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着to wear (clothes)着variant of 著|着[zhao1]着variant of 著|着[zhao2]着variant of 著|着[zhe5]着variant of 著|着[zhuo2]一起(in) the same place

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