"相見恨晚" meaning in Chinese

See 相見恨晚 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐn²² maːn¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐn²² maːn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: xiāngjiànhènwǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄨㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], soeng¹ gin³ han⁶ maan⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiāngjiànhènwǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siangjiànhènwǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsiang¹-chien⁴-hên⁴-wan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syāng-jyàn-hèn-wǎn [Mandarin, Yale], shiangjiannhennwoan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сянцзяньхэньвань [Mandarin, Palladius], sjanczjanʹxɛnʹvanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sēung gin hahn máahn [Cantonese, Yale], soeng¹ gin³ han⁶ maan⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sêng¹ gin³ hen⁶ man⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 相见恨晚
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 相見恨晚
  1. to regret not having met earlier; if only we had met earlier (used to express the happiness when meeting with someone for the first time) Tags: idiomatic
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to regret not having met earlier; if only we had met earlier (used to express the happiness when meeting with someone for the first time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-相見恨晚-zh-phrase-0m-4jvR9",
      "links": [
        [
          "regret",
          "regret"
        ],
        [
          "if only",
          "if only"
        ],
        [
          "express",
          "express#English"
        ],
        [
          "happiness",
          "happiness#English"
        ],
        [
          "meet",
          "meet#English"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone#English"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāngjiànhènwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng¹ gin³ han⁶ maan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāngjiànhènwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siangjiànhènwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiang¹-chien⁴-hên⁴-wan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syāng-jyàn-hèn-wǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiangjiannhennwoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сянцзяньхэньвань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanczjanʹxɛnʹvanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sēung gin hahn máahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng¹ gin³ han⁶ maan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng¹ gin³ hen⁶ man⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐn²² maːn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐn²² maːn¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "相見恨晚"
}
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    {
      "form": "相见恨晚",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "相見恨晚",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 恨",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 晚",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 相",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 見",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to regret not having met earlier; if only we had met earlier (used to express the happiness when meeting with someone for the first time)"
      ],
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        [
          "regret",
          "regret"
        ],
        [
          "if only",
          "if only"
        ],
        [
          "express",
          "express#English"
        ],
        [
          "happiness",
          "happiness#English"
        ],
        [
          "meet",
          "meet#English"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone#English"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first#English"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāngjiànhènwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng¹ gin³ han⁶ maan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiāngjiànhènwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siangjiànhènwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiang¹-chien⁴-hên⁴-wan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syāng-jyàn-hèn-wǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiangjiannhennwoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сянцзяньхэньвань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanczjanʹxɛnʹvanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sēung gin hahn máahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soeng¹ gin³ han⁶ maan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêng¹ gin³ hen⁶ man⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐn²² maːn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sœːŋ⁵⁵ kiːn³³ hɐn²² maːn¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "相見恨晚"
}

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