噬脐莫及噬脐何及shì qí mò jílike tryingto bite one’s own navel—it’s too late to repent
❍ 若不早图，后君噬脐，其及图之乎？”(《左传·庄六年》) If we do not take this early measure,hereafter you will have to gnaw your navel；—will you then be able to take any measures? 噬脐莫及shì qí mò jí噬脐：用嘴咬肚脐；莫及：够不着。形容后悔就像用嘴咬肚脐一样做不到。比喻后悔晚了。impossibility, it is too late to repent, repentance is too late |