harbor regret or resentment
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to harbor deep regret or resentment in one's heart; to nurse a grievance
literaryOften describes a long-lasting, profound feeling of regret or bitterness over a past event that cannot be changed.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi未
néng能
jiàn见
mǔ母
qīn亲
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
miàn面
ér而
bào抱
hèn恨
zhōng终
shēn身
。
He harbored lifelong regret for not being able to see his mother one last time.
Jiāng将
jūn军
bào抱
hèn恨
ér而
wáng亡
，
wèi未
néng能
wán完
chéng成
shōu收
fù复
shī失
dì地
de的
sù夙
yuàn愿
。
The general died with deep resentment, having failed to fulfill his long-cherished wish to reclaim the lost territory.
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Bú不
yào要
wèi为
xiǎo小
shì事
bào抱
hèn恨
zài在
xīn心
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
fàng放
xià下
。
Don't harbor resentment over trivial matters; learn to let go.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
bào抱
hèn恨
zhōng终
tiān天
”
zhèng正
shì是
xíng形
róng容
zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
jìn尽
de的
huǐ悔
hèn恨
。
The idiom 'to regret something to the end of one's days' precisely describes this kind of endless remorse.