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惜		Traditional Chinese
惜
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xī		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sik1
Short definition to rue
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All available English definitions to cherishMDBG iconAdso icon / to begrudgeMDBG iconCantofish icon / to rueCantofish icon / to pityMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to cherish
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: pity; regret; to rue; to begrudge; Taiwan pr. xi2
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: pity, regret, rue, begrudge'
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Sentence examples
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好(hǎo hàohào) so
可(kě) can
惜(xī) to rue
。
What a shame.

太(tài) too
可(kě) can
惜(xī) to rue
了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
！
That's too bad.

太(tài) too
可(kě) can
惜(xī) to rue
了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
，
你(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
一点也不(yī diǎn yě bù) no way
懂(dǒng) to understand
它的( tā de)
真髓(zhēn suǐ) the real essence (of the matter)
。
It's really unfortunate. You don't understand at all its essence.

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