一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身

Chinese

		a single slip may cause lasting sorrow; the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime		again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another	to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards	hundred	year	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身)		一失足成千古恨	，	再	回頭	已	百	年	身
simp. (一失足成千古恨，再回头已百年身)		一失足成千古恨	，	再	回头	已	百	年	身

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn, zài huítóu yǐ bǎinián shēn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄕㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄣˋ , ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² han⁶, zoi³ wui⁴ tau⁴ ji⁵ baak³ nin⁴ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn, zài huítóu yǐ bǎinián shēn [Phonetic: yìshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn,zàihuítóuyíbǎiniánshēn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄕㄗㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄣˋ , ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yi shihzú chéng ciangǔ hèn, zài huéitóu yǐ bǎinián shen
  - Wade–Giles: i¹ shih¹-tsu² chʻêng² chʻien¹-ku³ hên⁴, tsai⁴ hui²-tʻou² i³ pai³-nien² shên¹
  - Yale: yī shr̄-dzú chéng chyān-gǔ hèn-, dzài hwéi-tóu yǐ bǎi-nyán shēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i shytzwu cherng chianguu henn, tzay hweitour yii baenian shen
  - Palladius: и шицзу чэн цяньгу хэнь, цзай хуэйтоу и байнянь шэнь (i šiczu čɛn cjanʹgu xɛnʹ, czaj xuejtou i bajnjanʹ šɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ sat¹ zuk¹ sing⁴ cin¹ gu² han⁶, zoi³ wui⁴ tau⁴ ji⁵ baak³ nin⁴ san¹
  - Yale: yāt sāt jūk sìhng chīn gú hahn, joi wùih tàuh yíh baak nìhn sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ sat⁷ dzuk⁷ sing⁴ tsin¹ gu² han⁶, dzoi³ wui⁴ tau⁴ ji⁵ baak⁸ nin⁴ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ sed¹ zug¹ xing⁴ qin¹ gu² hen⁶, zoi³ wui⁴ teo⁴ yi⁵ bag³ nin⁴ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ hɐn²² t͡sɔːi̯³³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jiː¹³ paːk̚³ niːn²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

一失足成千古恨，再回頭已百年身

Synonym of 一失足成千古恨 (yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn)