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开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
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Definitions
- 1. lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
- 2. fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
- 3. to have to finish what one started
- 4. to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks