一發而不可收 yī fā ér bù kě shōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be impossible to stop once started

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
發 fā issue, dispatch, send out, emit
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
收 shōu
HSK 4
gather together, collect; harvest