早知今日，悔不当初早知今日，悔不當初早知今日，悔不當初

if I had known today, I regret not (acting differently) at the start

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Said in regret when bad consequences arrive, wishing one had not acted as before. Compare "If I had known then what I know now."

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Simplified: 早知今日，悔不当初
Traditional (Taiwan): 早知今日，悔不當初
Pinyin: zǎozhījīnrì, huǐbùdāngchū
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˇ ㄓㄐㄧㄣㄖˋ，ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤㄔㄨ

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