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吃後悔藥

简吃后悔药 · 繁吃後悔藥

Mandarin · pinyin chī hòu huǐ yào

(fig.) to regret (doing sth)

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
悔: huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
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后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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1–4–3–4 · chi1 hou4 hui3 yao4

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verb

(idiomatic, figurative) to regret; to cry over spilt milk

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