可惜 (ho2 sik1 | ke3 xi1) : what a waste; what a pity

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可惜

ho2 sik1

ke3 xi1

what a waste; what a pity

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,620,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

可惜

This word was added by tuan on 21st Jul 2004 19:27 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

可 ho2 hak1 - may; can; possibly
惜 sik1 sek3 - cherish; grudge; pity; [粵] kiss

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可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

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