覆水难收

fùshuǐnánshōu

spilt water can't be gathered up—what is done can't be undone

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spilt water cannot be gathered up again

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spilt water cannot be gathered up again

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fu4 shui3 nan2 shou1

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom), it's no use crying over spilt milk, what's done is done and can't be reversed, the damage is done, once divorced, there's no reuniting

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覆水难收

fù shuǐ nán shōu

Spilled water cannot be gathered up.; Water poured on the ground cannot be recovered.; When water's spilt, you can never retrieve it.; What's done cannot be undone.; It is no use crying over spilt milk.; difficult for a divorced couple to remarry; Fallen flowers cannot go back to their stock.; Chips off the mass reverts not to the block.

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覆水難收|覆水难收 [fù shuǐ nán shōu] ► spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) ► it's no use crying over spilt milk ► what's done is done and can't be reversed ► the damage is done ► once divorced, there's no reuniting