事不过三
shì​bù​guò​sān

not more than three times

Senses

事不过三/ 事不過三 shì​bù​guò​sān (also shì​bu​guò​sān) not more than three times

Used to express that a mistake or an offense should not be repeated more than three times, or that one’s patience for an occurrence is limited.

事不过三/ 事不過三 shì​bù​guò​sān (also shì​bu​guò​sān) bad things come in threes

A proverbial expression suggesting that bad things will not continue to happen more than three times.

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