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覆水难收

fù shuǐ nán shōu

4-character word Traditional 覆水難收

What 覆水难收 means

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

The characters in 覆水难收

• 覆fùto cover; to overflow; to overturn
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect

Example sentences

• 覆水难收。
  Fù shuǐ nán shōu.
  The damage is done.