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只轮莫返
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只轮莫返 — “To suffer a crushing defeat with no survivors”

只轮莫返 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a crushing defeat with no survivors”. To be utterly annihilated or wiped out. Literally, “Not even one wheel returned”.

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只轮莫返 Pronunciation and Pinyin

只轮莫返 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhǐ5only, just, merely
轮
lún8wheel, rotate, take turns
莫
mò11do not
返
fǎn7return or go back

Example Sentence with 只轮莫返

这次重要的商业谈判,如果前期准备不足,我方团队恐怕会只轮莫返,损失惨重。
In this crucial business negotiation, if our team is not adequately prepared, I'm afraid we might suffer a crushing defeat and incur heavy losses.

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Synonyms of 只轮莫返

  • zhī只lún轮bù不fǎn反utterly defeated, no survivors
  • zhī只lún轮wú无fǎn反utterly defeated, not a single man or piece returned

Antonyms of 只轮莫返

  • dà大huò获quán全shèng胜win a complete and decisive victory

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 只轮莫返

What does 只轮莫返 mean?

只轮莫返 (zhǐ lún mò fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a crushing defeat with no survivors”.

How do you pronounce 只轮莫返?

只轮莫返 is pronounced zhǐ lún mò fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 只轮莫返 literally mean?

Literally, 只轮莫返 means “not even one wheel returned”. It is used to mean “to suffer a crushing defeat with no survivors”.

What is the Chinese definition of 只轮莫返?

只:一个。连战车的一只轮子都未能返回。比喻全军覆没

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