事无三不成事無三不成事無三不成

nothing succeeds without three tries

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Things usually take repeated effort before they succeed. Like 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try again'.

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Simplified: 事无三不成
Traditional (Taiwan): 事無三不成
Pinyin: shìwúsānbùchéng
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄙㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ

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