後こう悔かい先さきに立たたず

expression

it's no use crying over spilt milk; regret won't fix the past

A proverb meaning that regretting something after it has happened is pointless; one should think carefully beforehand.

• 試し験けんに落おちてから勉べん強きょうしても後こう悔かい先さきに立たたずだ。

  Studying after failing the exam is a case of 'it's no use crying over spilt milk.'

• 後こう悔かい先さきに立たたずというから、行こう動どうする前まえによく考かんがえなさい。

  They say regret won't fix the past, so think carefully before you act.