一去不復返

简 一去不复返 · 繁 一去不復返
Mandarin · pinyin yī qù bù fù fǎn

Meanings

  1. gone forever
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
去
qù · go away, leave, depart
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
復
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返
fǎn · return, revert to, restore
复
fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
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1–4–4–4–3 · yi1 qu4 bu4 fu4 fan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 heoi3 bat1 fuk6 faan2

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jat1 heoi3 bat1 fuk6 faan2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) gone forever; gone never to return

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