只轮不返 — “To be completely annihilated”
只轮不返 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely annihilated”. To suffer a crushing defeat with no survivors or nothing remaining; to be entirely wiped out. Literally, “Not even a single wheel returns”.
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只轮不返 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对突如其来的困难，整个计划最终只轮不返，所有努力都化为乌有
Facing the sudden difficulties, the entire plan ultimately ended in complete failure, and all efforts came to naught.
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 只轮不返
What does 只轮不返 mean?
只轮不返 (zhī lún bù fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely annihilated”.
How do you pronounce 只轮不返?
只轮不返 is pronounced zhī lún bù fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只轮不返 literally mean?
Literally, 只轮不返 means “not even a single wheel returns”. It is used to mean “to be completely annihilated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只轮不返?
只：一个。连战车的一只轮子都未能返回。比喻全军覆没。