开弓没有回头箭
Traditional: 開弓沒有回頭箭Dictionary entry
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
What does 开弓没有回头箭 mean?
开弓没有回头箭 (kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
2fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
3to have to finish what one started
4to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
Character breakdown
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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start弓Gōngsurname Gong没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)回HuíHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)头tóuhead · hair style箭jiànarrow · CL:支[zhi1]
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