to regret; to feel remorse or sorry for something done in the past

To recognize one's mistakes or crimes, feel deeply pained, and express regret

To renege or back out of a previous promise, deal, or agreement; to have second thoughts and change one's mind about a commitment.

To feel deep regret or bitter remorse for one's past actions

to feel remorse; to repent; to be vexed and regretful over one's past mistakes

to repent and change one's ways; to regret a past mistake and seek to correct it

to regret one's mistakes and take action to correct them; to mend one's ways

It is too late for regrets; to be beyond redemption or remedy so that repenting after the event is useless.

to have no complaints and no regrets; completely satisfied with one's choices despite hardships

to realize one's errors and repent; to regret and wake up to the truth of one's mistakes

A metaphorical medicine for regret; used to express that it is too late to change what has happened or that there is no undoing past mistakes. mistakes

to show penitence or remorse for one's crimes or sins; to be contrite

to regret too late; it is useless to repent after the event

to feel remorse or regret for one's past actions

to have no regrets; to feel no remorse about a past action or decision

To regret bitterly what one did (or did not do) in the first place.

a written statement or letter explaining one's mistakes and expressing repentance; also called [[检讨书|檢討書|jian3 tao3 shu1]]

to regret something intensely or repeatedly; to be seized by a regret that is too late to fix

to feel deep remorse; to regret bitterly

to repent of one's past mistakes and make a fresh start; to reform and become a new person

to quickly and thoroughly realize one's error and repent; to have a sudden change of heart

refusing to repent until death; stubborn and persistent in one's wrongdoing or errors

To take back a chess or board game move after having already placed the piece.

to refuse to repent even at the point of death; stubborn and incorrigible

to feel ashamed and remorseful

A dragon at its height will have cause for regret; used to describe how being in a position of extreme power or success without humility eventually leads to disaster. From the [[易经|易經|yi4 jing1]].

To admit one's mistakes and mend one's ways; to repent and change for the better. Also written as [[悔改|悔改|hui3 gai3]].

to regret something when it is already too late; beyond repair or remedy

to regret; to feel remorse for a past action

(idiomatic) to regret one's past actions; to wish for a way to undo what has been done

to be too late to regret; used to describe a situation that is beyond repair or an action that cannot be undone

To quickly realize one's mistakes and repent; to make a clean break with one's past.

(idiom) It is too late to repent; feeling regret when it is already too late to change things.

to regret something when it is already too late; past the point of being able to fix a mistake

to remain firm and unyielding despite facing extreme danger or multiple life-threatening situations; having no regrets even after facing death many times

to die without regret; to be willing to die for a cause without any remorse

to feel deep remorse for one's past errors

to feel deep regret or remorse; to lament with a sigh

(literary) errors, faults, or things one regrets; resentment and remorse

a small enclosed stall in a church where a priest hears the confessions of penitents

A book or written record of personal confessions, typically involving a frank self-critique of one's past life and thoughts; specifically refers to famous works of this title by authors like St. Augustine, Rousseau, or Tolstoy.

to regret that one should not have done something; to be filled with remorse for a past mistake

too late for regrets; it is too late to be sorry

(literary) regret and remorse; sense of guilt or misfortune

To go back on a promise of marriage or unilaterally annul a marriage engagement after it has been made.

(literary) regret and fault; a mistake that leads to self-reproach or remorse

A feeling of regret or a heart that wishes to reform; remorse for one's past mistakes.

to be filled with both regret and self-reproach; often used to describe a state of mind where different painful feelings are mixed together

regret; a feeling of remorse or repentance