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追悔莫及

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī huǐ mò jí

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

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追: zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
悔: huǐ · repent, show remorse, regret
莫: mò · do not, is not, can not; negative
及: jí · extend; reach; come up to; and

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1–3–4–2 · zhui1 hui3 mo4 ji2

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