created sense approved 事不过三/事不過三 · shìbùguòsān · limited misfortune
事不过三 / 事不過三
shìbùguòsān
limited misfortune
the belief that a bad event will not occur more than three times in a row
虽然前两次尝试都失败了，但事不过三，这次一定会成功。
created sense approved 事不过三/事不過三 · shìbùguòsān · repetition limit
事不过三 / 事不過三
shìbùguòsān
repetition limit
the principle that an action or mistake should not be repeated more than three times
常言道事不过三，我已经原谅你两次了，这是最后一次。