早知今日，何必當初 (zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1 | zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1 ) : if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path

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早知今日，何必當初

zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1

zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1

if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path

Often in said in regret concerning wrong decisions someone has made

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

早知今日，何必當初 / 早知今日，何必当初

This word has been viewed 3238 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 6th Feb 2010 02:02 and last edited on 7th Feb 2010 03:24

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Characters in this word:

早 zou2 - early
知 zi1 zi3 - know; knowledge; inform
今 gam1 - current, now
日 jat6 - sun; day
， - (not in database)
何 ho4 - what; why; where; when; how
必 bit1 - surely, must
當 dong1 dong3 - work as; in charge; appropriate; regard as
初 co1 - first; original; early

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