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書到用時方恨少

syu1 dou3 jung6 si4 fong1 han6 siu2

shu1 dao4 yong4 shi2 fang1 hen4 shao3

When you need to apply some knowledge and you regret not acquiring enough of it

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

書到用時方恨少

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 1st Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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書 syu1 shu1 - book; writings
到 dou3 dou3*2 dao4 - reach, arrive; go to, been to
用 jung6 yong4 - use, operate
時 si4 shi2 - time
方 fong1 fang1 - square
恨 han6 hen4 - hate
少 siu2 siu3 shao3 shao4 - few, less

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