可一而不可再 — “It can be done once, but not twice”
可一而不可再 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it can be done once, but not twice”. Something that should only happen once or be allowed only once; a one-time opportunity. Literally, “can one but not again”.
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可一而不可再 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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这种特别的优惠活动，可一而不可再，你可得抓紧机会。
This special promotional offer is a one-time opportunity and won't be repeated, so you should seize the chance.
Idioms Related to 可一而不可再
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- kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯just right
- kě可chéng乘zhī之jī机exploitable opportunity
- kě可chéng乘zhī之xì隙exploitable weakness or opportunity
- kě可yǐ以yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- kě可fā发yī一jué噱truly amusing or laughable
- kě可tóng同huàn患，，nán难chu处ān安share adversity, not prosperity
- kě可xǐ喜kě可è愕both delightful and astonishing
- kě可xǐ喜kě可hè贺worthy of joy and congratulations
- kě可xīn心rù如yì意to one's heart's content
- kě可lián怜xī兮xī兮looking pitiful and pathetic
- kě可lián怜bā巴bā巴piteous and pathetic
- kě可xiǎng想ér而zhī知it can well be imagined
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Open the tool →Questions about 可一而不可再
What does 可一而不可再 mean?
可一而不可再 (kě yī ér bù kě zài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it can be done once, but not twice”.
How do you pronounce 可一而不可再?
可一而不可再 is pronounced kě yī ér bù kě zài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 可一而不可再 literally mean?
Literally, 可一而不可再 means “can one but not again”. It is used to mean “it can be done once, but not twice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 可一而不可再?
再：两次或第二次。指只可以做一次而不可以做第二次