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不怕千招会只怕一招熟 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: Do not worry about making a thousand clever moves; what [one has to] fear is one bad move.
Figuratively, this means: Even if you have made many clever moves before, one wrong move will ruin the whole game.
I compare this to the English saying, “It takes only one Aw-shit to wipe out a thousand Attaboys.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your ruin search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
ルイン see styles |
ruin ルイン |
More info & calligraphy: Ruin |
僨 偾 see styles |
fèn fen4 fen |
to instigate; to ruin; to destroy |
壞 坏 see styles |
huài huai4 huai kai |
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost To go to ruin, decay, perish, destroy, spoil, worn out, rotten, bad. |
敗 败 see styles |
bài bai4 pai hai はい |
to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither (1) loss; defeat; (suf,ctr) (2) (ant: 勝・しょう・3) counter for losses Subvert, defeat, ruin, spoil, destroy. |
殘 残 see styles |
cán can2 ts`an tsan zan |
to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus To spoil, injure; cruel. |
毀 毁 see styles |
huǐ hui3 hui ki |
to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander To break down, destroy, abolish, defame. |
泯 see styles |
mǐn min3 min min みん |
(bound form) to vanish; to die out; to obliterate (given name) Min Vast; to flow off; ruin, confusion. |
淪 沦 see styles |
lún lun2 lun sazanami さざなみ |
to sink (into ruin, oblivion); to be reduced to (surname) Sazanami ripples |
軭 see styles |
kuāng kuang1 k`uang kuang |
to spoil (Cant.); to ruin; to warp (car wheel) |
余喘 see styles |
yozen よぜん |
lingering life; feeble existence; brink of ruin |
作踐 作践 see styles |
zuò jiàn zuo4 jian4 tso chien |
to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin; also pr. [zuo2 jian4] |
倒す see styles |
taosu たおす kokasu こかす |
(transitive verb) (1) to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; (2) to kill; to defeat; to beat; (3) to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin; (4) to leave unpaid; to cheat; (v4s,vt) (archaism) to knock down; to knock over |
傾城 倾城 see styles |
qīng chéng qing1 cheng2 ch`ing ch`eng ching cheng keisei / kese けいせい |
coming from everywhere; from all over the place; gorgeous (of woman); to ruin and overturn the state (1) (See 傾国・けいこく・1) beauty; siren; (2) (See 傾国・けいこく・2) courtesan; prostitute; (place-name) Keisei |
傾家 倾家 see styles |
qīng jiā qing1 jia1 ch`ing chia ching chia |
to ruin a family; to lose a fortune |
壊す see styles |
kowasu こわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to break; to destroy; to demolish; (2) to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; (3) to break (a bill, etc.) |
壞事 坏事 see styles |
huài shì huai4 shi4 huai shih |
bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things |
崩れ see styles |
kuzure くずれ |
(1) crumbling; collapse; ruin; (suffix noun) (2) has-been; wannabe |
廃残 see styles |
haizan はいざん |
down-and-out; ruin; decline |
弄壞 弄坏 see styles |
nòng huài nong4 huai4 nung huai |
to ruin; to spoil; to break |
弄引 see styles |
nòng yǐn nong4 yin3 nung yin ruin |
preliminary inducements |
形骸 see styles |
xíng hái xing2 hai2 hsing hai keigai / kegai けいがい |
the human body; skeleton (1) (soulless) body; (2) framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; remains; ruin; wreck; (3) mere shell; mere name; dead letter |
摧殘 摧残 see styles |
cuī cán cui1 can2 ts`ui ts`an tsui tsan |
to ravage; to ruin |
敗壞 败坏 see styles |
bài huài bai4 huai4 pai huai baie |
to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine to spoil |
敗残 see styles |
haizan はいざん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) survival after defeat; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin |
朽廃 see styles |
kyuuhai / kyuhai きゅうはい |
(n,vs,vi) decay; dilapidation (ruin) |
歩む see styles |
ayumu あゆむ |
(v5m,vi) (1) to walk; to go on foot; (v5m,vi) (2) to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to lead (a life); to experience; (v5m,vi) (3) to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.); to embark (on the road to ...) |
毀す see styles |
kowasu こわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to break; to destroy; to demolish; (2) to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; (3) to break (a bill, etc.) |
毀滅 毁灭 see styles |
huǐ miè hui3 mie4 hui mieh |
to perish; to ruin; to destroy |
没落 see styles |
botsuraku ぼつらく |
(noun/participle) ruin; fall; collapse |
淪落 沦落 see styles |
lún luò lun2 luo4 lun lo rinraku りんらく |
to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging) (n,vs,vi) (See 堕落) ruin; depravity; corruption |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ruin | ルイン | ruin | ||
1000 good moves ruined by 1 bad | 不怕千招會隻怕一招熟 不怕千招会只怕一招熟 | bú pà qiān zhāo huì zhǐ pà yī zhāo shú bu2 pa4 qian1 zhao1 hui4 zhi3 pa4 yi1 zhao1 shu2 bu pa qian zhao hui zhi pa yi zhao shu | pu p`a ch`ien chao hui chih p`a i chao shu pu pa chien chao hui chih pa i chao shu |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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