一失足成千古恨 yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 52204th word

Definitions

  1. 1. a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
足 zú HSK 2
to be sufficient; foot; ample
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
古 gǔ HSK 5
ancient; old; surname Gu
恨 hèn HSK 5
to hate; to regret