不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. irremediable
  2. unmanageable
  3. out of hand
  4. hopeless

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 kě may, can, -able; possibly
收 shōu gather together, collect; harvest
拾 shí pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten