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既有今日,何必当初
既有今日,何必当初
既有今日,何必当初
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既有今日,何必当初
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既有今日,何必当初
既有今日,何必当初

既有今日,何必当初 — “If you regret the present outcome”

既有今日,何必当初 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If you regret the present outcome”. Why did you act in such a way in the past? (Used to express regret or blame for a past action that led to an undesirable current situation). Literally, “Since there is today, why was there a beginning?”.

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既有今日,何必当初 Pronunciation and Pinyin

既有今日,何必当初 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
既
jì9already; both... and
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
今
jīn4now; present
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
,,—
何
hé7what why how where
必
bì5must, bound to
当
dāng6to act as or serve as
初
chū8initial beginning first

Example Sentence with 既有今日,何必当初

他当初不听劝告,一意孤行,现在项目失败了才来后悔,真是既有今日,何必当初。
He didn't listen to advice and insisted on having his own way; now that the project has failed, he comes to regret it. It's truly a case of 'if you regret the present, why did you act that way in the past'.

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  • jì既wǎng往bù不jiù咎let bygones be bygones
  • jì既dé得lì利yì益vested interest or established benefits
  • jì既chéng成shì事shí实an accomplished fact
  • jì既lái来zhī之,,zé则ān安zhī之Accept and make the best of it

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What does 既有今日,何必当初 mean?

既有今日,何必当初 (jì yǒu jīn rì , hé bì dāng chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “If you regret the present outcome”.

How do you pronounce 既有今日,何必当初?

既有今日,何必当初 is pronounced jì yǒu jīn rì , hé bì dāng chū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 既有今日,何必当初 literally mean?

Literally, 既有今日,何必当初 means “Since there is today, why was there a beginning?”. It is used to mean “If you regret the present outcome”.

What is the Chinese definition of 既有今日,何必当初?

既然现在后悔,当初为什么要那样做?。

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