悔之莫及 — “It's too late to repent”
悔之莫及 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's too late to repent”. Beyond recall or remedy; useless to regret now. Literally, “Regret it, but it's beyond remedy”.
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悔之莫及 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 悔huǐ
- 之zhī
- 莫mò
- 及jí
悔之莫及 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 悔之莫及
当初没有听取劝告，现在事情发展到这个地步，真是悔之莫及
Not listening to advice back then, now that things have come to this point, it's truly too late to repent.
Idioms Related to 悔之莫及
Synonyms of 悔之莫及
More idioms starting with 悔
- huǐ悔bù不dāng当chū初regret not having acted differently at first
- 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 悔之莫及
- What does 悔之莫及 mean?
- 悔之莫及 (huǐ zhī mò jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's too late to repent”.
- How do you pronounce 悔之莫及?
- 悔之莫及 is pronounced huǐ zhī mò jí in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 悔之莫及 literally mean?
- Literally, 悔之莫及 means “Regret it, but it's beyond remedy”. It is used to mean “it's too late to repent”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 悔之莫及?
- 悔：后悔。后悔也来不及了