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一发不可收拾

yīfābùkěshōushi

Traditional: 一發不可收拾

things that have happened can hardly be controlled / to get out of hand

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2
收
shōu
to collect, to gather, to harvest
HSK 4
拾
shí
to collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
HSK 4

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