既有今日何必当初 jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū | OtterDict

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既有今日何必当初

jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

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壹副adverb
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
  If I had known it would come to this, why would I have done it in the first place; now it's too late to regret.
貳形adjective
to regret vainly one's past behavior(inherited)
- ，。
  If I had known it would come to this, why did I do it in the first place; now it's too late to regret.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

既

皀(bowl of rice; full rice bowl)ASSOCIATIVE
旡(turn head; exhausted)PHONETIC

Having eaten and feeling full, turn your head and go — meaning something is finished and done.

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既有今日何必当初

Traditional既有今日何必當初

jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

See 早知今日何必当初

壹副adverb
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
  If I had known it would come to this, why would I have done it in the first place; now it's too late to regret.
貳形adjective
to regret vainly one's past behavior(inherited)
- ，。
  If I had known it would come to this, why did I do it in the first place; now it's too late to regret.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

既

皀(bowl of rice; full rice bowl)ASSOCIATIVE
旡(turn head; exhausted)PHONETIC

Having eaten and feeling full, turn your head and go — meaning something is finished and done.

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