be too late to repent

be too late to repent

It's too late to repent.

Pinyin: Hu ǐ zh ī w ú J í,

It's too late to express regret.

idiom

be too late to repent

Pinyin

huǐzhīwújí

Citation explanation

It's too late to regret. In the sixth year of AI Gong in Zuo Zhuan written by Zuo Qiuming in the pre Qin period, it is said that "since the plan has been completed, why didn't it be done? It is impossible to regret what you have done. " "I have offended you, but I regret it." "I hope that the king will release Qi first, if not, there will be no time to repent later." In Chapter 17 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty, Cao mengde meets three generals of the seven armies of Yuan highway: if a general is a minister of the Han Dynasty, he is now a minister of the traitors, which turns the past contribution of protecting Guanzhong into nothing and steals it into a general. And Yuan Shu is the most suspicious, and the general will be harmed by him. It's too late to make a plan this morning! "Ancient and modern novels" Volume 39: if there is a name of resisting arrest, it will be difficult for a hundred people to sue, and there is no time to repent. Chapter 51 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty written by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "I regret that I will leave the country before I leave the country. I will not be free from the evil reputation of the world, and I can't repent." Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty, Volume 3 of Xingshi Hengyan, oil seller monopolizes Huakui: the family of officials can't fight with him, they just swallow their breath. Today, thanks to your family's good fortune, Taiping is OK. A thunderbolt passed in the air. If the mountains are high and the waters are low, there is no time to repent. The 46th chapter of the scholars written by Wu Jingzi of the Qing Dynasty: "up to now, I still think that I am full of energy. I have never served the imperial court, but I am unhappy with my colleagues. But there is no time to repent

usage

It's too late for regret.

near-synonym

Regret, too late, too late

antonym

Stubborn and unrepentant

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, King Wu Fu Chai prepared to attack the state of Qi, and King Yue Gou Jian led him to cheer for him. Wu Zixu told him that the state of Yue was a serious problem and should be eliminated. When the state of Yue was strong, he was too late to eliminate it. Fu Chai did not listen to the advice, but alienated Wu Zixu and ordered him to commit suicide. Eleven years later, the powerful state of Yue wiped out the state of Wu

English explanation

Brief explanation

betoolatetorepent；betoolateforrepentance；beuselesstorepentnow；cryoverspiltmilk；

example sentence

If we delay it, we will be too late to repent. If their parents don't behave badly and continue to make mischief, then the people of the whole country can't bear to throw them into the latrine. It's time for the Kuomintang to carry out the three principles of the people. If it doesn't, it will be too late to repent. Thewarsituationhavingbecomesocritical,itishightimethatthekuomintangappliedthethreepeople'sprinciplesinfull,orotherwiseitwillbetoolatetorepent.