我话说出口 我就后悔了
“I regretted it the second it came out of my mouth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 我真的没有跟奕凯的学姐… - 我知道
“- I didn't do anything with Yikai's friend. - I know.”
我 话说出口 我就 后悔了
“I regretted it the second it came out of my mouth.”
你看了直播哦？
“So you saw the livestream.”
“I didn't mean what I said; it just slipped out and I instantly kicked myself for it.”
Traditional Chinese culture places heavy emphasis on the weight of speech ('a word once spoken cannot be overtaken by four horses'). Acknowledging regret as soon as words leave the mouth appeals to this value to plead for mercy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
once the words are spoken / said aloud
An idiom-like spoken phrase describing words that have already been uttered and cannot be retrieved.
regretted it immediately
Follows a condition or action to show immediate regret right after doing something.
Indicates completion of the action and the emergent state of regret.
