事不过三

Traditional: 事不過三

shì bù guò sān

Dictionary entry

(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again

What does 事不过三 mean?

事不过三 (shì bù guò sān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again

2(idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times

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事shìmatter · thing 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-过Guōsurname Guo 三Sānsurname San

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事不过三

shì bù guò sān

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