Last Updated：2026/01/09
Sentence
This is the second time he's been late. Well, they say what happens twice will happen three times.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他已经迟到第二次了。嘛，俗话说有第二次就会有第三次。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他已經第二次遲到了。嘛，俗話說，有第二次就會有第三次。
Korean Translation
그가 지각한 것은 벌써 두 번째다. 뭐, '두 번 있는 일은 세 번 있다'고들 하니까.
Indonesian Translation
Ini sudah kedua kalinya dia terlambat. Ya, katanya yang sudah terjadi dua kali akan terjadi tiga kali.
Vietnamese Translation
Anh ấy trễ đã là lần thứ hai rồi. À, người ta thường nói rằng đã có hai lần thì sẽ có lần thứ ba.
Tagalog Translation
Ikalawang beses na siyang nahuli. Sabi nga nila, kapag nangyari nang dalawang beses, nangyayari rin ang pangatlo.
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This is the second time he's been late. Well, they say what happens twice will happen three times.
This is the second time he's been late. Well, they say what happens twice will happen three times.
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彼が遅刻したのはもう二度目だ。まあ、二度ある事は三度あると言うしね。
Related words
二度ある事は三度ある
Hiragana
にどあることはさんどある
Kanji
二度あることは三度ある
Phrase
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Japanese Meaning
物事は一度きりではなく、同じようなことが繰り返し起こりやすいという意味のことわざ。 / 悪い出来事が二度続いたときに、「また起こるかもしれない」と警戒・皮肉を込めて言う表現。 / 良いこと・悪いことにかかわらず、同じ傾向の出来事が続けて起こるという運命的・必然的なイメージを表す言い回し。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おなじことがにかいあったらまたあるかもしれないということ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
发生两次的事往往会第三次重演 / 有二必有三（指事情会反复发生） / 如果已经发生两次，还可能再次发生
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
有第二次就會有第三次 / 發生兩次的事會再發生 / 事情會一再重演
Korean Meaning
두 번 있던 일은 세 번도 있다 / 두 번 일어나면 또 일어난다 / 같은 일이 반복된다
Indonesian
Hal yang terjadi dua kali akan terjadi tiga kali. / Jika sesuatu terjadi dua kali, kemungkinan akan terjadi lagi. / Peristiwa yang berulang biasanya akan terulang kembali.
Vietnamese Meaning
Chuyện xảy ra hai lần sẽ xảy ra lần thứ ba. / Nếu đã xảy ra hai lần, sẽ còn xảy ra lần nữa. / Việc lặp lại hai lần thường sẽ lặp lại lần thứ ba.
Tagalog Meaning
Kapag nangyari na nang dalawang beses, mauulit pa. / Kung nangyari na nang dalawang beses, mauulit pa nang ikatlong beses. / Ang nangyari na nang dalawang ulit ay mauulit pa.
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