好马不吃回头草

Traditional: 好馬不吃回頭草

hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

Dictionary entry

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)

What does 好马不吃回头草 mean?

好马不吃回头草 (hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)

2fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)

3leave the past behind

Character breakdown

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好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)回HuíHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)头tóuhead · hair style 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]

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好马不吃回头草

hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

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