shì​qí​mò​jí

too late for regrets

  • created reference approved 噬脐莫及/噬臍莫及 → 噬脐何及/噬臍何及 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噬脐莫及 / 噬臍莫及 shì​qí​mò​jí

    噬脐何及 / 噬臍何及 shì​qí​hé​jí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 噬脐莫及/噬臍莫及 → 后悔莫及/後悔莫及 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噬脐莫及 / 噬臍莫及 shì​qí​mò​jí

    后悔莫及 / 後悔莫及 hòu​huǐ​mò​jí

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 噬脐莫及/噬臍莫及 · shì​qí​mò​jí · too late for regrets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噬脐莫及 / 噬臍莫及

    shì​qí​mò​jí

    too late for regrets

    literally meaning one cannot bite one's own navel, used to describe a situation where it is too late to regret one's actions; no use crying over spilt milk

    噬 (literal) → 噬 · shì · to bite 脐 (literal) → 脐/臍 · qí · navel 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · not 及 (literal) → 及 · jí · to reach

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense