恨不相逢未嫁时

恨不相逢未嫁時
hènbùxiāngféngwèijiàshí

regret meeting a true lover only after one's marriage; What a pity that we didn't meet before you and I were married!

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 恨 hèn
  1. to hate
  2. to regret
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 相逢 xiāngféng
  1. to meet (by chance)
  2. to come across
4 未 wèi
  1. not yet
  2. did not
  3. have not
  4. not
  5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
  6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
5 嫁 jià
  1. (of a woman) to marry
  2. to marry off a daughter
  3. to shift (blame etc)
=6 时 shí old variant of 时 shí
=6 时 Shí surname Shi
=6 时 shí
  1. o'clock
  2. time
  3. when
  4. hour
  5. season
  6. period