一不过二，二不过三一不過二，二不過三一不過二，二不過三

one doesn't go past two, two doesn't go past three

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says a mistake can be forgiven once, perhaps twice, but not a third time. Close to 'three strikes and you're out'.

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Simplified: 一不过二，二不过三
Traditional (Taiwan): 一不過二，二不過三
Pinyin: yí búguò èr, èr búguò sān
Bopomofo: ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄦˋ，ㄦˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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