覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu

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

CHARACTERS

覆 fù
HSK 6
cover; tip over; return; reply
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
收 shōu
HSK 4
gather together, collect; harvest