机不可失，失不再来
jī​bù​kě​shī​shī​bù​zài​lái

opportunity knocks but once

  • created sense approved 机不可失，失不再来/機不可失，失不再來 · jī​bù​kě​shī​shī​bù​zài​lái · opportunity knocks but once — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    机不可失，失不再来 / 機不可失，失不再來

    jī​bù​kě​shī​shī​bù​zài​lái

    opportunity knocks but once

    Opportunity knocks but once; do not let the chance slip by because it will not come again.

    机 (literal) → 机/機 · jī · opportunity 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to miss ， (non_chinese) 失 (literal) → 失 · shī · to miss 不再 (literal) → 不再 · bù​zài · to not occur again 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come

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    created sense