shì qí mò jí

Traditional: 噬臍莫及

噬脐莫及 (shì qí mò jí) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom); fig. too late for regrets”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
  2. 2fig. too late for regrets

Characters in 噬脐莫及

噬shì · to devour脐qí · (bound form) the navel; the umbilicus莫mò · do not及jí · and

Related words

以及and; as well as及and莫do not莫surname Mo及时timely; at the right time埃及Egypt涉及to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon来不及there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late来得及to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it迫不及待(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay莫斯科Moscow, capital of Russia及格to pass an exam or a test

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