悔之不及 — “It is too late to regret”
悔之不及 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is too late to regret”. Regret comes too late to change the outcome. Literally, “Regret cannot reach in time”.
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悔之不及 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 悔huǐ
- 之zhī
- 不bù
- 及jí
悔之不及 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 悔之不及
当初要是听了老师的建议，好好学习，就不会落到现在这样的境地，现在真是悔之不及啊！
If I had listened to my teacher's advice and studied hard back then, I wouldn't be in this situation now. It's truly too late for regrets!
Idioms Related to 悔之不及
Synonyms of 悔之不及
More idioms starting with 悔
- huǐ悔zhī之hé何jí及Too late for regrets
- 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 悔之不及
- What does 悔之不及 mean?
- 悔之不及 (huǐ zhī bù jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is too late to regret”.
- How do you pronounce 悔之不及?
- 悔之不及 is pronounced huǐ zhī bù jí in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 悔之不及 literally mean?
- Literally, 悔之不及 means “Regret cannot reach in time”. It is used to mean “it is too late to regret”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 悔之不及?
- 后悔也来不及了。