相见恨晚 |
xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn |
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along. |
相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
相见 |
xiāng jiàn |
to see each other / to meet in person |
见 |
jiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
见 |
xiàn |
to appear / also written 现 |
恨 |
hèn |
to hate / to regret |
晚 |
wǎn |
evening / night / late |