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悔读南华 — “Regret reading Nanhua”

悔读南华 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so learned or profound in thought that one is not accepted or understood by ordinary people; to regret one's deep scholarship when it leads to isolation or misunderstanding”. Literally, “Regret reading Nanhua”.

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悔读南华 Pronunciation and Pinyin

悔读南华 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
悔
huǐ10regret past mistakes
读
dú10read or study
南
nán9south direction
华
huá6splendid, China, flourishing

Example Sentence with 悔读南华

他才华横溢,思想深邃,但常常感到悔读南华,因为知音难觅。
He is highly talented and has profound thoughts, but often feels the regret of profound learning, as it is difficult to find kindred spirits.

Idioms Related to 悔读南华

Synonyms of 悔读南华

  • huái怀cái才bù不yù遇have talent but no opportunity to use it

More idioms starting with 悔

  • huǐ悔bù不dāng当chū初regret not having acted differently at first
  • huǐ悔zhī之bù不jí及too late to regret
  • 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 悔读南华

What does 悔读南华 mean?

悔读南华 (huǐ dú nán huá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so learned or profound in thought that one is not accepted or understood by ordinary people; to regret one's deep scholarship when it leads to isolation or misunderstanding”.

How do you pronounce 悔读南华?

悔读南华 is pronounced huǐ dú nán huá in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 悔读南华 literally mean?

Literally, 悔读南华 means “Regret reading Nanhua”. It is used to mean “to be so learned or profound in thought that one is not accepted or understood by ordinary people; to regret one's deep scholarship when it leads to isolation or misunderstanding”.

What is the Chinese definition of 悔读南华?

《南华经》即《庄子》。比喻学识渊博而不为人所容。

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