一蹶不振

一
蹶
不
振
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch

Characters and words in 一蹶不振

一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
蹶
jué = ju + e2
to stumble / to trample / to kick (of horse)
蹶
juě = ju + e3
see 尥蹶子[liao4 jue3 zi5]
不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不
振
lacking in vitality / depressed (market, spirits etc)
振
zhèn = zh + (e)n4
to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself
振 = 扌 + 辰 : James II of England (zh) got a birthday cake (辰) and he wants to find out whether it is made with gelatin or pectin. In the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) he therefore slaps the cake several times with a toy claw (扌) to make it vibrate, and to determine the gelling agent by the resonance (振) frequency of the cake.

Words with 一蹶不振

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