覆水難收

Simplified: 覆水难收

fùshuǐnánshōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ

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

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