一失足成千古恨

a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

Characters and words in 一失足成千古恨

= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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shī = sh + Ø1
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to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life
= ju + Ø4
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= zu + Ø2
foot / to be sufficient / ample
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chéng = ch + (e)ng2
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
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qiān = qi + an1
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qiān = qi + an1
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for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
= gu + Ø3
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= gu + Ø3
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hèn = h + (e)n4
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