「書到用時方恨少」
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| Pronunciation： | syu1 dou3 jung6 si4 fong1 han6 siu2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
書 book; letter; document; writing 到 to; to arrive; to reach; to come; to be present; to go to; to leave for; approximately; about; so ... that; to the extent that; to a point that; until; up to 用 to use; to use up; usefulness; to enjoy 時 o'clock; times; days 方 square; party; group; side; retangular 恨 to hate; to detest somebody; to be eager; to wish eagerly 少 few; young; little; to lose; to be missing; to stop; to quit |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to regret learning too little when in need of applying one's knowledge
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