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後悔先に立たず
Hiragana
こうかいさきにたたず
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
後になってからいくら悔やんでも、すでに済んでしまったことは取り返しがつかないということ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あとでどんなにくやしんでも、すんだことはもう元にもどせないといういみ
Chinese (Simplified)
覆水难收 / 后悔无济于事 / 事后懊悔无用
Sense（1）
don't cry over spilt milk
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（ romanization ）
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後悔先に立たず
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He took his failure as 'don't cry over spilt milk'.
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彼はその失敗を後悔先に立たずと受け止めた。
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