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当dāng 初chū

Trad. 當初

at that time
originally

🖌️ 当 Strokes 🖌️ 初 Strokes

悔huǐ 不bù 当dāng 初chū

Trad. 悔不當初

to regret one's past deeds (idiom)

🖌️ 悔 Strokes 🖌️ 不 Strokes 🖌️ 当 Strokes 🖌️ 初 Strokes

早zǎo 知zhī 今jīn 日rì 何hé 必bì 当dāng 初chū

Trad. 早知今日何必當初

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
to regret vainly one's past behavior

🖌️ 早 Strokes 🖌️ 知 Strokes 🖌️ 今 Strokes 🖌️ 日 Strokes 🖌️ 何 Strokes 🖌️ 必 Strokes 🖌️ 当 Strokes 🖌️ 初 Strokes

既jì 有yǒu 今jīn 日rì 何hé 必bì 当dāng 初chū

Trad. 既有今日何必當初

see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]

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