悔之无及

悔之無及
huǐzhīwújí
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

CEDICT

后悔已来不及了。《史记．卷六六．伍子胥传》：「愿王释齐而先越，若不然，后将悔之无及。」《儒林外史．第四六回》：「至今想来，究竟还是意气用事，并不曾报效得朝廷，倒惹得同官心中不快活。却也悔之无及！」也作「悔之不及」、「悔之莫及」、「悔之何及」、「悔之亡及」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 悔 huǐ (bound form) to regret; to repent
2 之无 zhīwú
  1. (literary) easy-to-read words
  2. (literary) simplest and most common characters
  3. easy-to-read words
  4. simplest and most common characters
3 及 jí
  1. and
  2. to reach
  3. up to
  4. in time for

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后悔莫及 hòuhuǐmòjí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
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