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千載難逢

cin1 zoi2 naan4 fung4

qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2

extremely rare; once in a thousand years; "once in a blue moon"

Level: 4

千載難逢 / 千载难逢

千 cin1 qian1 - a thousand; many
載 zoi3 zoi2 dai4 zai4 {zai3} | zai3 {dai4 z - [1] [v] load; carry; transport; convey (vehicl
難 naan4 naan6 no4 lo4 nan2 nuo2 nuo3 {nan4} - difficult, hard; calamity, disaster
逢 fung4 pung4 peng2 feng2 - [1] [v] meet; come across [2] [v] happen; fall

This word was added by duaaagiii on 6th Feb 2007 and last edited on 23rd Mar 2008

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