千載一遇

千载一遇
qiānzǎiyīyù

once in a lifetime

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 千載 qiānzǎi
  1. (literary) millennium
  2. (literary, figuratively) a long time
  3. a long time
  4. millennium
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=3 遇 Yù surname Yu
=3 遇 yù
  1. (bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned
  2. (bound form) to treat; to receive