See also: 千载一遇

Chinese

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millennium; a long time
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
meet with
trad. (千載一遇) 千載
simp. (千载一遇) 千载
Literally: “single encounter in a millennium”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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千載一遇

  1. once in a lifetime

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
ざい
Grade: S
いち
Grade: 1
ぐう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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Literally "to encounter once in a thousand years"

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んざいいちぐう [sèńzáííchígúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞nd͡za̠iit͡ɕiɡɯ̟ː]

Noun

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(せん)(ざい)(いち)(ぐう) (senzaiichigū

  1. once in a lifetime
    千載一遇(せんざいいちぐう)のチャンス
    senzaiichigū no chansu
    a once-in-a-lifetime chance

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN