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悔之何及 — “It's too late for regrets”

悔之何及 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's too late for regrets”. What's the use of regretting now? Literally, “Regret it, how can it still be timely?”.

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悔之何及 Pronunciation and Pinyin

悔之何及 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
何
hé7what why how where
及
jí4reach, and, in time

Example Sentence with 悔之何及

当初如果不那么粗心,现在就不会出现这种局面,可是悔之何及!
If I hadn't been so careless then, this situation wouldn't have arisen, but now it's too late for regrets!

Idioms Related to 悔之何及

Synonyms of 悔之何及

  • huǐ悔zhī之bù不jí及too late to regret

More idioms starting with 悔

  • huǐ悔bù不dāng当chū初regret not having acted differently at first
  • 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

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Questions about 悔之何及

What does 悔之何及 mean?

悔之何及 (huǐ zhī hé jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's too late for regrets”.

How do you pronounce 悔之何及?

悔之何及 is pronounced huǐ zhī hé jí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 悔之何及 literally mean?

Literally, 悔之何及 means “Regret it, how can it still be timely?”. It is used to mean “it's too late for regrets”.

What is the Chinese definition of 悔之何及?

悔:后悔。后悔也来不及了

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