be unable to carry on even for a single day

be unable to carry on even for a single day

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù K ě zh ō NgR ì, which means that one day can't go on. It describes a critical situation or extreme panic in the heart. It comes from the book of rites.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of Rites" says: "a gentleman who does not bow in one day is like a man who does not bow all day.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, adverbial and attributive to describe worry and fear. If we recognize these contradictions, we will know what kind of situation China is in and what kind of chaos it is in. Mao Zedong's a single spark can start a prairie fire