Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally one wrong step causes thousand hatred

    yī
    一
    shī
    失
    zú
    足
    chéng
    成
    qiān
    千
    gǔ
    古
    hèn
    恨
    一失足成千古恨
    yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one wrong step causes thousand hatred
    • A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    失
    shī
    to lose / to miss / to fail
    足
    jù
    excessive
    zú
    foot / to be sufficient / ample
    成
    chéng
    to become / to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth / surname Cheng
    千
    qiān
    thousand / a swing
    古
    gǔ
    ancient / old / paleo- / surname Gu
    恨
    hèn
    to hate / to regret
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