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只轮不反 — “To be utterly defeated or annihilated”

只轮不反 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly defeated or annihilated”. To suffer a complete rout, leaving no survivors or remnants. Literally, “Not even one wheel returns”.

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只轮不反 Pronunciation and Pinyin

只轮不反 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhī5only, just, merely
轮
lún8wheel, rotate, take turns
不
bù4not
反
fǎn4reverse, opposite, anti

Example Sentence with 只轮不反

这次产品发布会竞争激烈,对手公司因为准备不足,最终只轮不反,市场份额大幅下滑
The competition at this product launch event was fierce, and the rival company, due to insufficient preparation, was ultimately utterly defeated, leading to a significant drop in market share.

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Synonyms of 只轮不反

  • zhī只lún轮bù不fǎn返completely annihilated
  • zhī只lún轮wú无fǎn反utterly defeated, not a single man or piece returned
  • zhī只qí骑bù不fǎn反completely wiped out with no survivors

More idioms starting with 只

  • zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
  • zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
  • zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火,,bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
  • zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火,,bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
  • zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
  • zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会,,bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
  • zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取,,bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
  • zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响,,bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
  • zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
  • zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
  • zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
  • zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated

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Questions about 只轮不反

What does 只轮不反 mean?

只轮不反 (zhī lún bù fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly defeated or annihilated”.

How do you pronounce 只轮不反?

只轮不反 is pronounced zhī lún bù fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 只轮不反 literally mean?

Literally, 只轮不反 means “not even one wheel returns”. It is used to mean “to be utterly defeated or annihilated”.

What is the Chinese definition of 只轮不反?

比喻全军覆没。同“只轮无反”。

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