覆水难收 fù shuǐ nán shōu

spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
  2. 2. it's no use crying over spilt milk
  3. 3. what's done is done and can't be reversed
  4. 4. the damage is done
  5. 5. once divorced, there's no reuniting

Characters

Character Meaning
覆 fù HSK 6
again; to repeat; to reply
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
收 shōu HSK 4
to receive; to accept; to collect