一失足成千古恨

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to lose one's footing; to lose one's footing; to slip	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	everlasting regret
simp. and trad. (一失足成千古恨)		一	失足	成	千古恨

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² han⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn [Phonetic: yì shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi shihzú chéng ciangǔ hèn
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ shih¹-tsu² chʻêng² chʻien¹-ku³ hên⁴
  - Yale: yī shr̄-dzú chéng chyān-gǔ hèn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shytzwu cherng chianguu henn
  - Palladius: и шицзу чэн цяньгу хэнь (i šiczu čɛn cjanʹgu xɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² han⁶
  - Yale: yāt sāt jūk sìhng chīn gú hahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sat⁷ dzuk⁷ sing⁴ tsin¹ gu² han⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sed¹ zug¹ xing⁴ qin¹ gu² hen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ hɐn²²/

Idiom

一失足成千古恨

a single slip may cause lasting sorrow; the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime

Derived terms

一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身／一失足成千古恨，再回头已百年身 (yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn, zài huítóu yǐ bǎinián shēn)
一失足成千古風流人物／一失足成千古风流人物 (yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ fēngliú rénwù)

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