毀於一旦 [毁于－－]

Jyutping wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3
Pinyin huǐ yú yī dàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​一樣​嘢​響​好​短​時間​之​內​被​完全​毀滅
    to be destroyed in a very short time
    • 廣島響核爆之中毀於一旦。
      广岛响核爆之中毁于一旦。
      gwong2 dou2 hoeng2 hat6 baau3 zi1 zung1 wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3
      Hiroshima was destroyed in an instant from a nuclear explosion.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be ruined all at once
    • 多年來的心血毀於一旦
      多年来的心血毁于一旦
      duō nián lái de xīn xuè huǐ yú yī dàn
      the result of many years' labor was destroyed all at once
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    毁于一旦
    毀於一旦
    wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3
    • to be destroyed in a short time
  2. Cantonese
    广岛响核爆之中毁于一旦。
    廣島響核爆之中毀於一旦。
    gwong2 dou2 hoeng2 hat6 baau3 zi1 zung1 wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3
    • Hiroshima was destroyed in an instant from a nuclear explosion.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    多年来的心血毁于一旦
    多年來的心血毀於一旦
    duō nián lái de xīn xuè huǐ yú yī dàn
    • the result of many years' labor was destroyed all at once