恨不相逢未嫁时
hèn​bù​xiāng​féng​wèi​jià​shí

to regret not meeting before marriage

  • created sense approved 恨不相逢未嫁时/恨不相逢未嫁時 · hèn​bù​xiāng​féng​wèi​jià​shí · to regret not meeting before marriage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恨不相逢未嫁时 / 恨不相逢未嫁時

    hèn​bù​xiāng​féng​wèi​jià​shí

    to regret not meeting before marriage

    To regret that two people did not meet before one or both were already married; used to express the sorrow of a deep connection that cannot be pursued due to marital vows.

    恨 (literal) → 恨 · hèn · to regret 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 相逢 (literal) → 相逢 · xiāng​féng · to meet 未 (literal) → 未 · wèi · not yet 嫁 (literal) → 嫁 · jià · to marry 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · when

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    created sense