千せん載ざい

noun

thousand years; millennium; eternity

Literary term for a very long time, often used in set phrases like 千載一遇 (once-in-a-lifetime chance). Not used in everyday conversation.

• 千せん載ざい一いち遇ぐうのチャンスを逃のがすな。

  Don't miss this once-in-a-millennium opportunity.

• この作さく品ひんは千せん載ざいに残のこる名めい作さくだ。

  This work is a masterpiece that will endure for a thousand years.