一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身
yī​shī​zú​chéng​qiān​gǔ​hèn​zài​huí​shǒu​yǐ​bǎi​nián​shēn

a single slip brings eternal regret and by the time one looks back a lifetime has passed

  • created sense approved 一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身 · yī​shī​zú​chéng​qiān​gǔ​hèn​zài​huí​shǒu​yǐ​bǎi​nián​shēn · a single slip brings eternal regret and by the time one looks back a lifetime has passed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身

    yī​shī​zú​chéng​qiān​gǔ​hèn​zài​huí​shǒu​yǐ​bǎi​nián​shēn

    a single slip brings eternal regret and by the time one looks back a lifetime has passed

    a single misstep results in lifelong remorse, and by the time one realizes the mistake, one's life is already over; emphasizes the irreversible nature of serious mistakes

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [as soon as] 失足 (literal) → 失足 · shī​zú · to take a wrong step in life 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 千古 (literal) → 千古 · qiān​gǔ · eternal 恨 (literal) → 恨 · hèn · hatred ， (non_chinese) 再 (literal) → 再 · zài · [then] 回首 (literal) → 回首 · huí​shǒu · to look back 已 (literal) → 已 · yǐ · already 百年 (literal) → 百年 · bǎi​nián · lifetime 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · life

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