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一失足千古恨
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a single mistake can cause eternal regret, one (moral) misstep can lead to permanent anguish Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2001 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 26th Aug 2009 04:51 and last edited on 26th Aug 2009 07:30 |
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Characters in this word:一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little失 sat1 - mistake; omission; lose; neglect 足 zuk1 - [1] foot [2] enough [3] fully 千 cin1 - a thousand; many 古 gu2 - ancient; old; a surname 恨 han6 - hate |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).