(lit.) one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom); (fig.) too late for regrets
trad. 噬臍莫及
Also written 噬臍莫及【shì qí mò jí】
Characters in this word
4噬
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to devour, to bite
- Pinyin
- shì
- Strokes
- 16
脐
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(bound form) the navel; the umbilicus, (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron
- Pinyin
- qí
- Traditional
- 臍
- Strokes
- 10
莫
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surname Mo
- Pinyin
- Mò
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2902 of 2500
及
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and, to reach, up to, in time for
- Pinyin
- jí
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1659 of 2500