resent; regret; blame oneself
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to resent; to regret; to blame oneself; to feel remorse
literaryLiterary term expressing deep resentment or self-reproach. Commonly appears in the idiom 自怨自艾 (to regret one's actions).
shēn深
zì自
yuàn怨
yì艾
to deeply blame oneself; to be filled with remorse
Tā他
bù不
wèi为
shī失
bài败
zì自
yuàn怨
zì自
yì艾
,
ér而
shì是
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
。
Instead of wallowing in self-pity over his failure, he continued to work hard.
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Yǔ与
qí其
zhōng终
rì日
yuàn怨
yì艾
,
bù不
rú如
jī积
jí极
gǎi改
biàn变
xiàn现
zhuàng状
。
Rather than resenting all day long, it is better to actively change the current situation.