既有今日何必当初

jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

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Same as 早知今日何必当初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

1. if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
2. to regret vainly one's past behavior

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Child Words of 既有今日何必当初

• 今日 今日 jīn rì: today
• 何必 何必 hé bì: there is no need
• 初 初 chū: at first
• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 既 既 jì: already
• 日 日 rì: sun
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...
• 当初 当初 dāng chū: at that time
• 今 今 jīn: now
• 何 何 hé: what
• 既有 既有 jì yǒu: existing