書到用時方恨少

syu1 dou3 jung6 si4 fong1 han6 siu2

to regret not having studied harder in the past and only realising now that you need to use that knowledge

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to regret not having studied harder in the past and only realising now that you need to use that knowledge

Written Forms

書到用時方恨少Traditional · Main Form
书到用时方恨少Alternate Form

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