相见恨晚相见恨早
[xiāng jiàn hèn wăn xiāng jiàn hèn zăo]
'相见恨晚相见恨早' conveys the contradictory feelings when meeting someone. Literally meaning 'meet late but wish we met earlier, meet early but also wish we met later', it indicates complex sentiment when two people meet at the wrong timing repeatedly. Often implies a melancholic reflection on missed chances and timing in connections.