千載一遇
qiān​zǎi​yī​yù

the chance of a lifetime

  • created sense approved 千载一遇/千載一遇 · qiān​zǎi​yī​yù · the chance of a lifetime — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    千载一遇 / 千載一遇

    qiān​zǎi​yī​yù

    the chance of a lifetime

    happening only once in a thousand years; used to describe an extremely rare opportunity

    千载 (literal) → 千载/千載 · qiān​zǎi · thousand years 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 遇 (literal) → 遇 · yù · to encounter

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