Regret and sighing
10 phrases
说多了都是泪 - say more and it's all tears - is an internet-born phrase that has settled into ordinary speech, and it closes a story you would rather not finish. 只能自认倒霉 - I can only admit my own bad luck - accepts a loss no one will compensate.
早知道就不来了。 zǎo zhīdào jiù bù lái le. — if I'd known I wouldn't have come当初真不该答应。 dāngchū zhēn bù gāi dāying. — I should never have agreed我后悔死了。 wǒ hòuhuǐ sǐ le. — I regret it terribly白忙一场。 bái máng yì chǎng. — all that effort for nothing想想就来气。 xiǎngxiang jiù láiqì. — it makes me angry just thinking about it算了，不提了。 suàn le, bù tí le. — never mind, let's drop it说多了都是泪。 shuō duō le dōu shì lèi. — the more I say the sadder it gets只能自认倒霉。 zhǐ néng zì rèn dǎoméi. — I just have to chalk it up to bad luck下次绝不上当。 xiàcì jué bú shàngdàng. — I won't be caught out next time以后长记性了。 yǐhòu zhǎng jìxing le. — I'll know better from now on
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