一着不慎，满盘皆输

Traditional form:

一著不慎，滿盤皆輸

Pinyin (reading):

yīzhāobùshèn,mǎnpánjiēshū

Definitions:

• One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 慎 - cautious, prudent
• 满 - to fill; full, packed; satisfied
• 盘 - tray, plate, dish; to examine
• 皆 - all, every, everybody
• 输 - to carry, to haul, to transport

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 慎 - cautious, prudent
• 滿 - to fill; full, packed; satisfied
• 盤 - tray, plate, dish; to examine
• 皆 - all, every, everybody
• 輸 - to carry, to haul, to transport