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一发而不可收

yī fā ér bù kě shōu

6-character word Traditional 一發而不可收

What 一发而不可收 means

1. to be impossible to stop once started

The characters in 一发而不可收

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect