beyond redemption; lost forever; never to recover
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never to be restored; lost forever; (Buddhist) beyond redemption through countless kalpas
formalOriginally a Buddhist term describing a state of eternal damnation from which one cannot escape even after countless cosmic cycles (kalpas). Now commonly used to describe an irreversible disaster, moral ruin, or a point of no return. Often used with 陷入 or 堕入.
Rú如
guǒ果
tā他
jì继
xù续
chén沉
mí迷
yú于
dǔ赌
bó博
，
bì必
jiāng将
xiàn陷
rù入
wàn万
jié劫
bù不
fù复
de的
shēn深
yuān渊
。
If he continues to be addicted to gambling, he will surely fall into an abyss from which he can never return.
Yī一
bù步
zǒu走
cuò错
，
wàn万
jié劫
bù不
fù复
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jǐn谨
shèn慎
xíng行
shì事
。
One wrong step leads to eternal ruin; we must act with caution.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shēng生
tài态
huán环
jìng境
yī一
dàn旦
zāo遭
dào到
pò破
huài坏
，
biàn便
shì是
wàn万
jié劫
bù不
fù复
zhī之
zāi灾
。
Once this ecological environment is destroyed, it will be a catastrophe from which there is no recovery.
Tā他
zài在
nà那
cì次
tóu投
zī资
shī失
bài败
hòu后
，
jī几
hū乎
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
wàn万
jié劫
bù不
fù复
de的
jìng境
dì地
。
After that failed investment, he almost fell into a state of irreversible ruin.