懊悔

Mandarin · pinyin ào huǐ

Meanings

  1. to feel remorse
  2. to repent
  3. to regret
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懊
ào · vexed, worried, nervous; regret
悔
huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
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4–3 · ao4 hui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ou3 fui3

Cantonese word readings for 懊悔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ou3 fui3

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verb

  1. (literary) to regret

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