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早知今日，何必當初 (zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1) — if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path in Cantonese

zouˊ²早ziˉ¹知gamˉ¹今jat6,日，hoˎ₄何bitˉ¹必dongˉ¹當coˉ¹初
简 早知今日，何必当初
Mandarin Pinyin: zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1

Meaning of 早知今日，何必當初

nounif you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path
idiomIf I had known today would be like this, why did I do it in the first place?

Example Sentences with 早知今日，何必當初

zouˊ²早ziˉ¹知gamˉ¹今jat6,日，hoˎ₄何bit˗₃必dongˉ¹當co1.初。
If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?
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Characters in 早知今日，何必當初

早zou2
early; earlier; soon; beforehand; previous; premature
知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
今gam1
immediately; right away
日jat6
day; daytime
何ho4
how (in exclamation and counter-question)
必bit1
an emphatic particle
當dong1
should; ought to; must
初co1
original

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