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千載一時

cin1 zoi2 jat1 si4

qian1 zai3 yi1 shi2

(of an opportunity) only once in a thousand years/golden

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

千載一時

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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千 cin1 qian1 - a thousand; many
載 zoi3 zoi2 dai4 zai4 {zai3} | zai3 {dai4 z - [1] [v] load; carry; transport; convey (vehicl
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
時 si4 shi2 - time

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