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extremely rare (idiom) · once in a blue moon

千载难逢
qiān zǎi nán féng
q+iān·1st tonez+ǎi·3rd tonen+án·2nd tonef+éng·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
an extremely rare chance · occur only once in a thousand years - very rare千载一时qiān zǎi yī shíonly met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)百年不遇bǎi nián bù yùsparse · rare稀少xī shǎo(lit.) the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom) · (fig.) sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare空谷足音kōng gǔ zú yīn
Antonyms
easily obtained · readily available唾手可得tuò shǒu kě déa common occurrence (idiom)司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guàn
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