泼水难收

Traditional: 潑水難收

pō shuǐ nán shōu

Dictionary entry

water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

What does 泼水难收 mean?

泼水难收 (pō shuǐ nán shōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

Character breakdown

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泼pōto splash · to spill 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 收shōuto receive · to accept

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泼水难收

pō shuǐ nán shōu

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