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悔之已晚

Mandarin · pinyin huǐ zhī yǐ wǎn

too late to be sorry

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悔: huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
已: yǐ · already; finished; stop
晚: wǎn · night, evening; late

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3–1–3–3 · hui3 zhi1 yi3 wan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fui3 zi1 ji5 maan5

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