zhuī huǐ mò jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
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Original source entry:

追悔莫及 追悔莫及 [zhui1 hui3 mo4 ji2] /too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event./

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追悔莫及
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