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一失足成千古恨 (jat1 sat1 zuk1 sing4 cin1 gu2 han6) — one false step brings everlasting grief; a single slip may cause lasting sorrow; a moment's error can bring a lifelong regret in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一satˉ¹失zukˉ¹足singˎ₄成cinˉ¹千guˊ²古hanˍ₆恨
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4

Meaning of 一失足成千古恨

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

Characters in 一失足成千古恨

一jat1
one; a; an; the
失sat1
lose
足zuk1
foot; leg
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
古gu2
ancient times/things; antiquity
恨han6
hate; hatred; resent

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