恨不能
hèn​bu​néng

to wish one could

  • created reference approved 恨不能 → 恨不得 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恨不能 hèn​bu​néng

    恨不得 hèn​bu​de

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 恨不能 · hèn​bu​néng · to wish one could — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    恨不能

    hèn​bu​néng

    to wish one could

    To strongly wish to do something that is currently impossible; to be itching to do something; literally, to hate being unable to do something.

    恨 (literal) → 恨 · hèn · to regret 不能 (literal) → 不能 · bù​néng · cannot

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

    created sense