机不可失，失不再来

Traditional: 機不可失，失不再來

jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái

Dictionary entry

opportunity knocks but once (idiom)

What does 机不可失，失不再来 mean?

机不可失，失不再来 (jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1opportunity knocks but once (idiom)

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机Jīsurname Ji 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 失shīto lose · to miss 再zàiagain; once more; re- · further; beyond this point of time 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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How to pronounce 机不可失，失不再来

机不可失，失不再来

jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái

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