痛失英才
tòng​shī​yīng​cái

to lament the loss of a talented person

  • created sense approved 痛失英才 · tòng​shī​yīng​cái · to lament the loss of a talented person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痛失英才

    tòng​shī​yīng​cái

    to lament the loss of a talented person

    To feel deep sorrow or regret over the loss or death of an exceptionally gifted person; often used in elegies or memorial couplets.

    痛失 (literal) → 痛失 · tòng​shī · to suffer the painful loss of 英才 (literal) → 英才 · yīng​cái · talented person

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