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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
恨不得 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
恨不得 =
ㄏㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄉㄜ · hènbude
phrase — to wish one could (do something at once); to be itching to — literally to resent being unable to

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to resent (怨恨)hèn
not (不要)
able to (得到)de
恨不得,怨恨的恨,不要的不,得到的得。
關 · Related
bābudeto long for — the same "can't wait" pattern