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相逄恨晚

Chinese translation: Brief Encounter

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05:24 Jun 4, 2011

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / chinese idiom

English term or phrase: 相逄恨晚

chinese idiom

lawrenceho

Chinese translation:Brief Encounter

Explanation:
英语里有这种说法，感觉比较地道。

Selected response from:

Oliver Zhang
China
Local time: 21:27

Grading comment

Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

regret not to have met earlier

J.H. Wang

Brief Encounter

Oliver Zhang

It is much to be regretted that we could did not meet earlier.

Vivian Yuan

what a shame that we had not met earlier!

Long Song

feel a twinge of remorse over late acquaintance / wish we met each other earlier

Ivan Niu

wishing to have met sooner

haihaola

Answers

57 mins confidence:

It is much to be regretted that we could did not meet earlier.

Explanation:
It is much to be regretted that we could did not meet earlier.

Vivian Yuan
Local time: 21:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

regret not to have met earlier

Explanation:
FYI.

J.H. Wang
China
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 25

6 hrs confidence:

feel a twinge of remorse over late acquaintance / wish we met each other earlier

Explanation:
hope it helps.

Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

3 days3 hrs confidence:

Brief Encounter

Explanation:
英语里有这种说法，感觉比较地道。

Oliver Zhang
China
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you

3 days23 hrs confidence:

wishing to have met sooner

Explanation:
用sooner代替earlier会不会更顺畅一些？

haihaola
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Chinese,

English

5 days confidence:

what a shame that we had not met earlier!

Explanation:
an option, merely

Long Song
Local time: 21:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

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