yī​shī​zú​chéng​qiān​gǔ​hèn​zài​huí​shǒu​yǐ​bǎi​nián​shēn

a single slip brings eternal regret and by the time one looks back a lifetime has passed

  1. adverb
    [as soon as]
    Used to show that as soon as one action or situation happens, another follows immediately.
  2. to take a wrong step in life
    To go astray or lose one's integrity; to fall into a life of crime, vice, or immorality.
  3. chéng verbparticle
    to become
    to become; to turn into; to change into
  4. eternal
    Throughout the ages; for all eternity; existing since a long time ago.
  5. hatred
    hatred; resentment; a feeling of enmity
  6. zài
    non-Chinese
  7. zài adverb
    [then]
    indicates that an action happens after another is finished; and then; not until
  8. to look back
    To recall the past; to reminisce or reflect on previous events
  9. adverb
    already
    already; used in formal or written contexts to indicate an action has finished or a state has been reached
  10. lifetime
    a person's whole life; for one's entire lifetime
  11. shēn adjectivenoun
    life
    one's life or lifetime