早知今日何必当初
zǎo​zhī​jīn​rì​hé​bì​dāng​chū

to regret one's past behavior

  • created reference approved 早知今日何必当初/早知今日何必當初 → 悔不当初/悔不當初 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    早知今日何必当初 / 早知今日何必當初 zǎo​zhī​jīn​rì​hé​bì​dāng​chū

    悔不当初 / 悔不當初 huǐ​bù​dāng​chū

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 早知今日何必当初/早知今日何必當初 · zǎo​zhī​jīn​rì​hé​bì​dāng​chū · to regret one's past behavior — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    早知今日何必当初 / 早知今日何必當初

    zǎo​zhī​jīn​rì​hé​bì​dāng​chū

    to regret one's past behavior

    Used to express that if one had known things would turn out this way, one would not have acted as one did; to regret a past mistake in light of present consequences.

    早知 (literal) → 早知 · zǎo​zhī · to know in advance 今日 (literal) → 今日 · jīn​rì · today 何必 (literal) → 何必 · hé​bì · there is no need 当初 (literal) → 当初/當初 · dāng​chū · originally

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