永世不得翻身

yǒngshìbùdéfānshēn

to have no chance to get up or rise again; perdition

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 永世 yǒngshì
  1. eternal
  2. forever
=2 不得 bùdé
  1. must not
  2. may not
  3. not to be allowed
  4. cannot
=2 不得 bude complement placed after a verb to express impossibility or inability; cannot; be unable to
3 翻身 fānshēn
  1. to turn over (when lying)
  2. (fig.) to free oneself
  3. to emancipate oneself
  4. to bring about a change of one's fortunes