一失足成千古恨

yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

Dictionary entry

a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

What does 一失足成千古恨 mean?

一失足成千古恨 (yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 失shīto lose · to miss 足jùexcessive 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]千qiānthousand 古Gǔsurname Gu 恨hènto hate · to regret

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一失足成千古恨

yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

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