覆水难收

Traditional: 覆水難收

fù shuǐ nán shōu

Dictionary entry

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)

What does 覆水难收 mean?

覆水难收 (fù shuǐ nán shōu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)

2it's no use crying over spilt milk

3what's done is done and can't be reversed

4the damage is done

5once divorced, there's no reuniting

Character breakdown

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覆fùto cover · to overflow 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 收shōuto receive · to accept

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覆水难收

fù shuǐ nán shōu

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