die with regret; harbor lifelong resentment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to harbor lifelong regret or resentment; to die with a bitter grudge
literaryA formal, literary term often describing a profound, unfulfilled desire or a grievance that lasts until death. It conveys a stronger sense of enduring bitterness than the more common '遗憾' (yí hàn).
Tā他
yīn因
zhuàng壮
zhì志
wèi未
chóu酬
ér而
jī赍
hèn恨
lí离
shì世
。
He died with great regret, his lofty ambitions unfulfilled.
Jī机
yù遇
ruò若
shī失
，
jiāng将
jī赍
hèn恨
zhōng终
shēn身
。
If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
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Jiāng将
jūn军
bīng兵
bài败
，
jī赍
hèn恨
ér而
wáng亡
。
The general was defeated in battle and died filled with resentment.
Nà那
zhuāng桩
yuān冤
àn案
ràng让
tā他
jī赍
hèn恨
duō多
nián年
。
That unjust case left him harboring resentment for many years.