机不可失，时不再来
jī​bù​kě​shī​shí​bù​zài​lái

opportunity knocks but once

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

    机不可失，时不再来 / 機不可失，時不再來

    jī​bù​kě​shī​shí​bù​zài​lái

    opportunity knocks but once

    An idiom meaning that one must seize an opportunity when it arises, as it will not come again

    机不可失 (literal) → 机不可失/機不可失 · jī​bù​kě​shī · don't let an opportunity slip by ， (non_chinese) 时不再来 (literal) → 时不再来/時不再來 · shí​bù​zài​lái · opportunity knocks but once

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