遺憾

      Japanese

      Kanji in this term

      Etymology

      (い, i: “leave”, "remain") + (かん, kan: “regret")

      Adjectival noun

      遺憾 (な-na inflection, hiragana いかん, romaji ikan)

      1. feeling a regret that come from a failure of one's intention
      2. feeling a regret with pity, sadness, disappointment, and shame because the result is not one's intention (often used in public addresses)
        その裁判は遺憾な結果に終わった。
        そのさいばんはいかんなけっかにおわった。
        Sono saiban ha ikan-na kekka ni owatta.
        The judgment of the trial resulted in a regret.

      Inflection

      Noun

      遺憾 (hiragana いかん, romaji ikan)

      1. a regret that come from a failure of one's intention
      2. a regret with pity, sadness, disappointment, and shame because the result is not one's intention (often used in public addresses)
        兵士の起こした犯罪について、国務長官は深い遺憾の意を表明した。
        へいしのおこしたはんざいについて、こくむちょうかんはふかいいかんのいをひょうめいした。
        Hēshi no okoshita hanzai ni tsuite, kokumu-chōkan ha fukai ikan-no-i o hyōmē shita.
        Over a crime by the solder, Secretary of State apologized expressing deep regret.

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      Mandarin

      simpl. 遗憾
      trad.

      Adjective

      遺憾 (traditional, Pinyin yíhàn, simplified 遗憾)

      1. regrettable
      2. regrettable (as used in diplomatic circles)
      3. sorry
      4. too bad

      Noun

      遺憾 (traditional, Pinyin yíhàn, simplified 遗憾)

      1. regret

      Verb

      遺憾 (traditional, Pinyin yíhàn, simplified 遗憾)

      1. to regret

      References

      • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话:习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:

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      Min Nan

      simpl. 遗憾
      trad.

      Adjective

      遺憾 (traditional, POJ ûi-hām, simplified 遗憾)

      1. regrettable
      2. regrettable (as used in diplomatic circles)
      3. sorry
      4. too bad

      Noun

      遺憾 (traditional, POJ ûi-hām, simplified 遗憾)

      1. regret

      Verb

      遺憾 (traditional, POJ ûi-hām, simplified 遗憾)

      1. to regret
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