君子一言，駟馬難追 jūn zǐ yī yán ， sì mǎ nán zhuī

DEFINITIONS

  1. a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)

CHARACTERS

君 jūn
HSK 6
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say
駟 sì team of four horses
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
追 zhuī
HSK 5
pursue, chase after; expel