hối hận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悔恨.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hoj˧˦ hən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hoj˨˩˦ həŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hoj˦˥ həŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

hối hận

  1. 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

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