一失足成千古恨 meaning in English
a single slip can cause a lasting sorrow.; a false step may cause a lifelong regret.; a mere slip of the foot can mean death.; a moment's error will bring about [cause] sorrow for a thousand years.; a moment's mistake will bring about sorrow for ages.; a slip of the foot would finish all!; a trip at one point may make one woeful for life.; a wrong step results in eternal regret.; one false step brings everlasting grief.; the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime.: 一失足成千古恨, 再回头已过百年身。 one single slip brings eternal regret, and looking back, your whole life has passed away
Examples
- You may commit in a moment what you may rue for years--what life cannot cancel .
一失足成千古恨--永生永世也抹不掉。 - One single slip brings eternal regret , and looking back , your whole life has passed away .
一失足成千古恨，再回头已过百年身。 - You may commit in a moment what you may rue for years - - what life cannot cancel
一失足成千古恨- -永生永世也抹不掉。