覆水難收

fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) · it's no use crying over spilt milk · what's done is done and can't be reversed

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
  2. it's no use crying over spilt milk
  3. what's done is done and can't be reversed
  4. the damage is done
  5. once divorced, there's no reuniting

Written Forms

覆水難收Traditional · Main Form
覆水难收Alternate Form

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