hối hận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悔恨.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hoj˧ˀ˦ hən˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hoj˩ˀ˧ həŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hoj˦ˀ˥ həŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

hối hận

to regret; to feel remorse; to be remorseful

Nói dại, nếu chẳng may ba bị làm sao đó thì hối hận không kịp.
If anything bad ever happens to dad, regretting then will be too late.

Synonyms

ân hận

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