事不过三 in English shi4 bu4 guo4 san1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiomatic expression)
  • don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  • bad things don't happen more than three times

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Pinyin

shi4 bu4 guo4 san1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

shi4matter bu4(negative prefix) guo4surname Guo san1surname San