yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
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一失足成千古恨 一失足成千古恨 [yi1 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4] /a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)/

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一失足成千古恨
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