xiāng​zhī​hèn​wǎn

to regret meeting so late

Senses

相知恨晚 xiāng​zhī​hèn​wǎn to regret meeting so late

To regret that one has not known a friend for a longer time; used to express that two people have become such close friends that they wish they had met much earlier.

References

synonym 相知恨晚/相知恨晚 相见恨晚/相見恨晚