毁于一旦 — “To be destroyed in an instant”
毁于一旦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be destroyed in an instant”. To be ruined overnight. Literally, “Destroyed in one day”.
Frequency
毁于一旦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
毁于一旦 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 毁于一旦
经过数年的辛勤耕耘，这个项目才初具规模，大家都不希望它因为一个小疏忽而毁于一旦。
After years of diligent work, this project finally took shape; everyone hopes it won't be ruined in an instant due to a minor oversight.
Idioms Related to 毁于一旦
Synonyms of 毁于一旦
Antonyms of 毁于一旦
More idioms starting with 毁
- huǐ毁bù不wēi危shēn身Grieve deeply without endangering self
- huǐ毁bù不miè灭xìng性grieve deeply but not to death
- huǐ毁guān冠liè裂cháng裳sever ties completely
- huǐ毁zōng宗yí夷zú族exterminate an entire clan
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾guó国sacrifice family for the nation
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾nàn难sacrifice family wealth to relieve crisis
- huǐ毁lián廉miè蔑chǐ耻disregard integrity and shame
- huǐ毁xíng形miè灭xìng性destroy form and extinguish nature
- huǐ毁fāng方tóu投yuán圆abandon principles to conform
- huǐ毁fāng方wǎ瓦hé合abandon principles to conform to vulgar trends
- huǐ毁wǎ瓦huà画màn墁a pointless and futile endeavor
- huǐ毁zhōu舟wéi为duò杕destroy something valuable for something trivial
Recommended tools
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 毁于一旦
What does 毁于一旦 mean?
毁于一旦 (huǐ yú yī dàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be destroyed in an instant”.
How do you pronounce 毁于一旦?
毁于一旦 is pronounced huǐ yú yī dàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毁于一旦 literally mean?
Literally, 毁于一旦 means “Destroyed in one day”. It is used to mean “to be destroyed in an instant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毁于一旦?
于：在；一旦：一天。在一天的功夫全被毁掉。多指长期劳动的成果一下子被毁掉。