残念 in English can2 nian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • (informally) to regret
  • what a pity! (borrowed word from Japanese "zannen")

Simplified Characters

残 念

Traditional Characters

殘 念

Pinyin

can2 nian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

残can2to destroy 念nian4variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud