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单词 一言既出,驷马难追
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一言既出,驷马难追yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī

a word once spoken cannot be taken back even by a team of four horses—what has been said cannot be unsaid; a word spoken is past recalling; a word spoken (/once said) can never be taken back
❍ 你真性躁,‘~’啦! (李六如《六十年的变迁》Ⅰ—217) You are really a bit hot-headed,my dear fellow! You know the old saying,‘Once a word is out of your mouth,you cannot catch it even with the fastest horse’?/惜乎夫子之说,君子也,驷不及舌。(《论语·颜渊》)Alas! Your words,sir,show you to be a superior man,but four horses cannot overtake the tongue.

一言既出,驷马难追yi yan ji chu,si ma nan zhui

a word once spoken cannot be overtaken back even by a team of four horses—what is said cannot be unsaid

一言既出,驷马难追yi yan ji chu ,si ma nan zhui

a word once spoken cannot be taken back even by a team of four horses (meaning what is said cannot be unsaid)

一言既出,驷马难追

a word once spoken cannot be overtaken by a team of four horses—what’s said cannot be unsaid;a real man never goes back on his words

一言既出,驷马难追yī yán jì chū, sì mǎ nán zhuī

驷:古代一车所驾的四马或四匹马拉的车。形容一句话说出来,四匹马拉的车子都追不上。比喻说话算数。What is said cannot be unsaid. A word spoken is like milk spilt.

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