憾事

yī jiàn zhōng shēn hàn shì

一件终身憾事

a regretful thing for life

wǒ chū xíng qián wèi jí gào bié zhì jīn yǐn wéi hàn shì

我出行前未及告别，至今引为憾事。

I didn't find time to say good-bye to you before I left. I regret it to this day.

zhè chéng le tā yī shēng zhōng zuì dà de hàn shì

这成了他一生中最大的憾事。

This is the greatest regret in his life.

zhè zhēn shi jiàn hàn shì

这真是件憾事！

What a pity!

zhè dào shì gè hàn shì

这倒是个憾事。

This really is regrettable.

wǒ bìng bù jué de zhè shì yī jiàn hàn shì

我并不觉得这是一件憾事。

I don't think this is a pity.