lifelong regret

lifelong regret

The Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is "zh ō ngTi ā nzh ī h è n", which means regret or dissatisfaction that can not be cleared up until the time of death. It comes from the story of the pipa, a prize of praise, written by Gao Zecheng of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Gao Zecheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the story of the pipa, a praise and award: "the humble man has a boundless thought, but a hatred of the whole world."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: regret all day long, pain all day long; Antonyms: death without regret, willing

Idiom usage

Used as an object; used in a derogatory sense of death or misfortune. example I have an incomplete soul and a lifelong hatred. When I think of my mother, I burst into tears for decades. (miss my mother by Ji Xianlin)