悔之无及 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• too late for regrets ; It is useless to repent after the event.

Character by character

• 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
• 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time

Idioms sharing a character

• 后悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí
• 悔不当初 huǐ bù dāng chū
• 悔恨交加 huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
• 悔过自新 huǐ guò zì xīn
• 愧悔无地 kuì huǐ wú dì
• 死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ
• 追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí
• 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
• 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
• 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī

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