老大徒伤悲
lǎo​dà​tú​shāng​bēi

to regret in old age

老大徒伤悲 老大徒傷悲 lǎo​dà​tú​shāng​bēi
to regret in old age
To regret in old age the time wasted when one was young; refers to the uselessness of feeling sorry about one's laziness or missed opportunities later in life. This is the second half of the couplet 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 shào​zhuàng​bù​nǔ​lì​lǎo​dà​tú​shāng​bēi

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