棋錯一著，滿盤皆輸

Chinese

	any chess-like game or game requiring strategy	mistake; error; blunder mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong	a move in chess; a move; a step		highest price	all; each and every; in all cases	to transport; to lose
trad. (棋錯一著，滿盤皆輸)	棋	錯	一著	，	滿盤	皆	輸
simp. (棋错一着，满盘皆输)	棋	错	一着	，	满盘	皆	输
Literally: “one wrong move and the whole game is lost”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qí cuò yīzhāo, mǎnpán jiē shū, qí cuò yīzhuó, mǎnpán jiē shū

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄓㄠ , ㄇㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄨ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄓㄨㄛˊ , ㄇㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄨ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qí cuò yīzhāo, mǎnpán jiē shū [Phonetic: qí cuò yìzhāo, mǎnpán jiē shū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄓㄠ , ㄇㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cí cuò yijhao, mǎnpán jie shu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi² tsʻo⁴ i¹-chao¹, man³-pʻan² chieh¹ shu¹
  - Yale: chí tswò yī-jāu-, mǎn-pán jyē shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi tsuoh ijau, maanparn jie shu
  - Palladius: ци цо ичжао, маньпань цзе шу (ci co ičžao, manʹpanʹ cze šu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qí cuò yīzhuó, mǎnpán jiē shū [Phonetic: qí cuò yìzhuó, mǎnpán jiē shū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄓㄨㄛˊ , ㄇㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cí cuò yijhuó, mǎnpán jie shu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi² tsʻo⁴ i¹-cho², man³-pʻan² chieh¹ shu¹
  - Yale: chí tswò yī-jwó-, mǎn-pán jyē shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi tsuoh ijwo, maanparn jie shu
  - Palladius: ци цо ичжо, маньпань цзе шу (ci co ičžo, manʹpanʹ cze šu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

Proverb

棋錯一著，滿盤皆輸

A big failure is caused by a small mistake.

Synonyms

一著不慎，滿盤皆輸／一着不慎，满盘皆输 (yīzhāo bùshèn, mǎnpán jiē shū)