毁于一旦 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

毁huǐ于yú一yī旦dàn

(idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
trad. 毀於一旦

Also written 毀於一旦【huǐ yú yī dàn】

Characters in this word

4

毁

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to destroy; to ruin, to defame; to slander

Pinyin: huǐ
Traditional: 毀

Strokes: 13
Frequency: 1535 of 2500

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于

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surname Yu

Pinyin: Yú

Strokes: 3
Frequency: 631 of 2500

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一

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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

Pinyin: yī

Strokes: 1
Frequency: 158 of 2500

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旦

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(literary) dawn; daybreak, dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

Pinyin: dàn

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 33151 of 2500

Words starting with 旦 Words ending in 旦 Anywhere in a word