Chinese Word: 覆水难收 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

覆 fù 水 shuǐ 难 nán 收 shōu (Trad.: 覆水難收)

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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Synonym: 泼水难收

Antonyms: 鸾飘凤泊破镜重圆

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1		zuò 做 le 了 jiù shì 就是 zuò 做 le 了。 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 What is done cannot be undone.
2		zhè 这 shì 是 méi yǒu 没有 yòng 用 de 的 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 It's no use crying over spilt milk .
3		dǎ fān 打翻 niú nǎi 牛奶， kū 哭 yě 也 méi yòng 没用； fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 It is no use crying over spilt milk.
4		bié 别 xū dù 虚度 guāng yīn 光阴， bié 别 yán bù yóu zhōng 言不由衷。 zhè 这 liǎng zhě 两者 dōu 都 shì 是 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
5		wǒ 我 mā ma 妈妈 zǒng shì 总是 gào su 告诉 wǒ men 我们 yǒu méi yǒu 有没有 yòng 用 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk.

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1		zuò 做 le 了 jiù shì 就是 zuò 做 le 了。 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 What is done cannot be undone.
2		zhè 这 shì 是 méi yǒu 没有 yòng 用 de 的 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 It's no use crying over spilt milk .
3		dǎ fān 打翻 niú nǎi 牛奶， kū 哭 yě 也 méi yòng 没用； fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 It is no use crying over spilt milk.
4		bié 别 xū dù 虚度 guāng yīn 光阴， bié 别 yán bù yóu zhōng 言不由衷。 zhè 这 liǎng zhě 两者 dōu 都 shì 是 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
5		wǒ 我 mā ma 妈妈 zǒng shì 总是 gào su 告诉 wǒ men 我们 yǒu méi yǒu 有没有 yòng 用 fù shuǐ nán shōu 覆水难收。 My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk.

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