chī
hòu
huǐ
yào

idiom
common

Meaning of 吃后悔药

吃后悔药 means to feel regret after something has happened; to wish one could undo a past action. Pronounced chī hòu huǐ yào.

  • to feel regret after something has happened; to wish one could undo a past action

Definitions & Examples

xiàn
zài
shuō
zhè
xiē
yǒu
shén
me
yòng
 
Shì
shàng
méi
yǒu
hòu
huǐ
yào
chī
 

What's the use of saying these things now? There's no medicine for regret in this world.

dāng
chū
méi
tīng
quàn
gào
 
xiàn
zài
zhǐ
néng
chī
hòu
huǐ
yào
 

He didn't listen to the advice back then, and now he can only regret it.

Zuò
jué
dìng
qián
yào
kǎo
qīng
chu
 
miǎn
de
jiāng
lái
chī
hòu
huǐ
yào
 

Think it through before making a decision, so you won't regret it later.

Kàn
zhe
huāng
fèi
de
xué
 
xīn
xiàng
chī
le
hòu
huǐ
yào
yàng
nán
shòu
 

Looking at his wasted studies, he felt as miserable as if he had taken a pill of regret.