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一失足成千古恨
  jat1 sat1 zuk1 sing4 cin1 gu2 han6   jyutping
  yi4 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4   pinyin
one false step brings everlasting grief; a single slip may cause lasting sorrow; a moment's error can bring a lifelong regret

following line is 回頭百年
Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
一失足成千古恨

This word has been viewed 2200 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 11th Jul 2009 05:56 and last edited on 26th Aug 2009 20:13
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Characters in this word:

 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 sat1  -  mistake; omission; lose; neglect
 zuk1  -  [1] foot [2] enough [3] fully
 sing4 seng4  -  succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole
 cin1  -  a thousand; many
 gu2  -  ancient; old; a surname
 han6  -  hate
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