悔恨交加 remorse and regret
Explanation
恨：遗憾；交加：一起出现。形容非常懊悔。
Regret and remorse combined. Describes intense regret.
Origin Story
从前，有个年轻的书生，名叫李明，他从小就立志要考取功名，光宗耀祖。为了实现这个目标，他废寝忘食地读书，寒窗苦读十年，终于参加了科举考试。然而，考试结果却不如人意，他落榜了。李明无法接受这个现实，他把自己关在房间里，不吃不喝，整日以泪洗面。他悔恨交加，后悔自己没有把握好机会，没有好好复习，才导致考试失败。他甚至开始怀疑自己的人生目标，觉得自己一无是处。几天几夜后，李明终于想通了。他意识到，失败并不可怕，重要的是从失败中吸取教训，重新开始。他擦干眼泪，重新振作起来，继续读书，并改变了学习方法。几年后，李明再次参加科举考试，并最终考中了进士，实现了自己的理想。
Once upon a time, there was a young scholar named Li Ming, who had set his sights on passing the imperial examinations and bringing honor to his ancestors since childhood. To achieve this goal, he studied diligently day and night for ten years, finally taking the examinations. However, the results were disappointing, and he failed. Li Ming could not accept this reality and confined himself to his room, neither eating nor drinking, and weeping incessantly. He was overcome with remorse, regretting not having made the most of his opportunities and not studying hard enough, which led to his failure. He even began to doubt his life goals, feeling worthless. After several days and nights, Li Ming finally came to terms with it. He realized that failure is not terrible; what matters is to learn from it and start anew. He dried his tears, regained his composure, and continued to study, modifying his methods. Years later, Li Ming took the examinations again and finally passed, realizing his ideal.
Usage
作谓语、定语、状语；形容非常懊悔。
Predicate, attributive, adverbial; describes intense regret.
Examples
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听到这个消息后，他悔恨交加，痛哭流涕。
ting dao zhe ge xiaoxi hou, ta hui hen jiao jia, tong ku liu ti.
After hearing the news, he was filled with remorse and wept bitterly.
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面对失败，他悔恨交加，却又无能为力。
mian dui shi bai, ta hui hen jiao jia, que you wu neng wei li
Faced with failure, he was filled with remorse, yet powerless to change anything.