一失足成千古恨

yìshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn

one false step brings everlasting grief; a single slip may cause lasting sorrow; a moment's error can bring a lifelong regret

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a single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

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A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

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yi1 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4

lit. one wrong step causes thousand hatred (idiom), A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

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一失足成千古恨

yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

A single slip can cause a lasting sorrow.; A false step may cause a lifelong regret.; A mere slip of the foot can mean death.; A moment's error will bring about (cause) sorrow for a thousand years.; A moment's mistake will bring about sorrow for ages.; A slip of the foot would finish all!; A trip at one point may make one woeful for life.; A wrong step results in eternal regret.; One false step brings everlasting grief.; The error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime.:

一失足成千古恨， 再回头已过百年身。 One single slip brings eternal regret, and looking back, your whole life has passed away.

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一失足成千古恨|一失足成千古恨 [yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn] ► lit. one wrong step causes thousand hatred (idiom) ► A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.