早知今日何必当初

早知今日何必当初
zǎozhījīndāngchū

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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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

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

    • 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.

  2. adjective

    to regret vainly one's past behavior

    • 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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The sun just rising above a tree branch is when early dawn breaks.

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