悔不当初 — “To deeply regret one's initial choice or action”
悔不当初 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deeply regret one's initial choice or action”. To lament not having taken a different course of action at the outset. Literally, “Regret not at the beginning”.
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悔不当初 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 悔huǐ
- 不bù
- 当dāng
- 初chū
悔不当初 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 悔不当初
如果当初听了建议，就不会有现在的困境，真是悔不当初啊。
If I had listened to the advice then, I wouldn't be in this predicament now. I truly regret not having done so earlier.
Idioms Related to 悔不当初
Synonyms of 悔不当初
More idioms starting with 悔
- huǐ悔zhī之hé何jí及Too late for regrets
- huǐ悔zhī之wú无jí及too late to repent
- huǐ悔zhī之wǎn晚yǐ矣Too late to regret
- huǐ悔zhī之mò莫jí及too late to repent
- huǐ悔qí其shǎo少zuò作regret one's immature early works
- huǐ悔hèn恨jiāo交jiā加filled with remorse and regret
- huǐ悔zuì罪zì自xīn新repent and start anew
- huǐ悔dú读nán南huá华regret profound learning leading to isolation
- huǐ悔guò过zì自chàn忏repent and confess one's faults
- huǐ悔guò过zì自xīn新repent and start anew
- huǐ悔guò过zì自zé责regret and blame oneself
Questions about 悔不当初
- What does 悔不当初 mean?
- 悔不当初 (huǐ bù dāng chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deeply regret one's initial choice or action”.
- How do you pronounce 悔不当初?
- 悔不当初 is pronounced huǐ bù dāng chū in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 悔不当初 literally mean?
- Literally, 悔不当初 means “Regret not at the beginning”. It is used to mean “to deeply regret one's initial choice or action”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 悔不当初?
- 悔：后悔；当初：开头，起初。后悔不在当初采取另一种行动。