遺珠之憾
yí​zhū​zhī​hàn

regret over missing out

  • created sense approved 遗珠之憾/遺珠之憾 · yí​zhū​zhī​hàn · regret over missing out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遗珠之憾 / 遺珠之憾

    yí​zhū​zhī​hàn

    regret over missing out

    The regret of having overlooked a talented person or a valuable object; literally, the sorrow of a lost pearl.

    遗珠 (literal) → 遗珠/遺珠 · yí​zhū · unrecognized talent 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 憾 (literal) → 憾 · hàn · regret

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    created sense