Usage of the character 蹶
juě
蹶
[蹶]
- see 尥蹶子 (liàojuězi)
jué
蹶
[蹶]
- to stumble
- to trample
- to kick (of horse)
liàojuězi
尥蹶子
[尥蹶子]
- (of mules, horses etc) to kick backward
- to kick with the hind legs
- fig. to flare up in anger
- to display defiance
yījuébùzhèn
一蹶不振
[一蹶不振]
- one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
- ruined at a stroke
- unable to recover after a minor hitch