悔不当初
huǐ​bù​dāng​chū

to regret one's past deeds

  • created sense approved 悔不当初/悔不當初 · huǐ​bù​dāng​chū · to regret one's past deeds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悔不当初 / 悔不當初

    huǐ​bù​dāng​chū

    to regret one's past deeds

    To regret bitterly what one did (or did not do) in the first place.

    悔 (literal) → 悔 · huǐ · to regret 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 当初 (literal) → 当初/當初 · dāng​chū · originally

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