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覆水难收
fù shuǐ nán shōu
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Definitions
- 1. spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
- 2. it's no use crying over spilt milk
- 3. what's done is done and can't be reversed
- 4. the damage is done
- 5. once divorced, there's no reuniting
Example Sentences
1 shown覆水难收 。
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