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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries真遗憾
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēn yíhàn
"真遗憾你不能和我们一起去。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to express sympathy or regret about an unfortunate situation.
"She missed the concert because she was sick? Too bad."
- 1
Regrettable or unfortunate.
"It's too bad that we couldn't stay longer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining the adverb 'too' (in the sense of 'excessively' or 'very') with the adjective 'bad' (derived from Middle English 'badde', of uncertain ultimate origin). The phrase crystallized in colloquial English during the 19th century as a standard idiomatic expression of sympathy or regret.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Too bad" is said worldwide
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Dommage
Transliteration: domazh
"C'est bien dommage qu'il ne vienne pas."
Schade
Transliteration: shade
"Das ist wirklich sehr schade."
Peccato
Transliteration: pekkaːto
"Che peccato che tu debba partire."
Qué lástima
Transliteration: ke ˈlastima
"Qué lástima que no puedas venir."
Que pena
Transliteration: ke ˈpẽnɐ
"Que pena que você perdeu o trem."
बड़ी बात है
Transliteration: badi baat hai
"यह बहुत बुरा हुआ कि वह हार गया।"
真遗憾
Transliteration: zhēn yíhàn
"真遗憾你不能和我们一起去。"
안타깝다
Transliteration: antakkapda
"비행기를 놓쳤다니 참 안타깝네요."
残念
Transliteration: zannen
"彼が来られないなんて残念です。"
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