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Here, we present the idiom 「千載一時」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Such an opportunity only comes once every thousand years. Used to describe an opportunity that is extremely rare.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiān zǎi yī shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chin1 joi3 yat1 si4
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