潑水難收 pō shuǐ nán shōu

irreversible; words or acts can't be taken back

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change

Characters

Character Meaning
潑 pō
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
收 shōu HSK 4
to receive; to accept; to collect