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an extremely rare chance · occur only once in a thousand years - very rare

千载一时
qiān zǎi yī shí
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Synonyms
extremely rare (idiom) · once in a blue moon千载难逢qiān zǎi nán féngonly met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)百年不遇bǎi nián bù yùlit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) · a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence铁树开花tiě shù kāi huāsparse · rare稀少xī shǎo
Antonyms
accustomed to · used to习以为常xí yǐ wéi cháng
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