一发而不可收 in English yi1 fa1 er2 bu4 ke3 shou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be impossible to stop once started

Simplified Characters

一 发 而 不 可 收

Traditional Characters

一 發 而 不 可 收

Pinyin

yi1 fa1 er2 bu4 ke3 shou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 发fa1to send out 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 可ke3can 收shou1to receive