一言既出，驷马难追

Traditional: 一言既出，駟馬難追

yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī

Dictionary entry

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

What does 一言既出，驷马难追 mean?

一言既出，驷马难追 (yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 言yánwords · speech 既jìalready · since 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 驷sìteam of 4 horses 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]难nándifficult (to...) · problem 追duīto sculpt · to carve

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一言既出，驷马难追

yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī

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