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识荆恨晚
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识荆恨晚 — “To regret having made someone's acquaintance only recently”

识荆恨晚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret having made someone's acquaintance only recently”. Wishing you had met them much earlier, often implying admiration for their talent or character.

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识荆恨晚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

识荆恨晚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
识
shí7know, recognize, discern
荆
jīng9thorny shrub, humble apology
恨
hèn9hate, regret
晚
wǎn11evening, late, junior

Example Sentence with 识荆恨晚

和这位经验丰富的前辈交流之后,我真是识荆恨晚,要是早点认识他,我的工作或许会更顺利。
After discussing with this experienced senior, I truly regretted not having met him sooner; if I had known him earlier, my work might have proceeded much more smoothly.

Idioms Related to 识荆恨晚

Synonyms of 识荆恨晚

  • xiāng相jiàn见hèn恨wǎn晚regret not meeting sooner

More idioms starting with 识

  • shí识èr二wǔ五ér而bù不zhī知shí十know parts but not the whole
  • shí识biàn变cóng从yí宜recognize changes and adapt accordingly
  • shí识duō多cái才guǎng广knowledgeable and versatile
  • shí识dà大tǐ体,,gù顾dà大jú局prioritize the greater good
  • shí识zì字zhī知shū书to be literate and learned
  • shí识wēi微zhī知zhuó著foresee big from small
  • shí识wēi微jiàn见jǐ几Discern subtle signs, grasp essence
  • shí识wēi微jiàn见yuǎn远discern subtle signs, foresee distant developments
  • shí识cái才zūn尊xián贤recognize and respect the talented and worthy
  • shí识wén文duàn断zì字to be literate
  • shí识wén文tán谈zì字to be literate
  • shí识shí时wù务zhě者wèi为jùn俊jié杰A wise person adapts to the times

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Questions about 识荆恨晚

What does 识荆恨晚 mean?

识荆恨晚 (shí jīng hèn wǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to regret having made someone's acquaintance only recently”.

How do you pronounce 识荆恨晚?

识荆恨晚 is pronounced shí jīng hèn wǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 识荆恨晚?

遗憾自己与某人特别是知己或有才能的人相识太晚了

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