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