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嗟悔

Word · VerbTraditional悔

regret; remorse

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to sigh with regret; to feel and express remorse

literary

A literary/classical term combining the acts of sighing and regretting. It describes a profound sense of remorse, often accompanied by vocal expression.

Tā他
huí回
gù顾
wǎng往
shì事
 ，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jiē嗟
huǐ悔
wú无
jí及
 。

Looking back on the past, he could only sigh with unending regret.

Shì事
dào到
rú如
jīn今
 ，
kōng空
zì自
jiē嗟
huǐ悔
 。

Now that things have come to this, all he can do is sigh in vain with remorse.