噬臍何及
shì​qí​hé​jí

too late for regrets

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

    噬脐何及 / 噬臍何及 shì​qí​hé​jí

    噬脐 / 噬臍 shì​qí

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 噬脐何及/噬臍何及 · shì​qí​hé​jí · too late for regrets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    噬脐何及 / 噬臍何及

    shì​qí​hé​jí

    too late for regrets

    Literally "how can one reach one's own navel to bite it"; used to describe a situation where one has made a mistake and it is impossible to undo the damage.

    噬脐 (literal) → 噬脐/噬臍 · shì​qí · regret 何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why 及 (literal) → 及 · jí · to reach

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

    created sense