- (idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again
- (idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times
Characters
- 事 (事): matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 过 (過): surname Guo
- 三 (三): surname San
Resources
- Wiktionary: 事不过三
- MDBG: 事不过三
- Examples with 事不过三 on Tatoeba
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