一瓢水泼到地上，想收也收不起来一瓢水潑到地上，想收也收不起來一瓢水潑到地上，想收也收不起來

a ladle of water spilled on the ground: you can't gather it back

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says words once spoken or a decision once made can't be taken back, so one's word must be kept. Close to 'spilt milk'.

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Simplified: 一瓢水泼到地上，想收也收不起来
Traditional (Taiwan): 一瓢水潑到地上，想收也收不起來
Pinyin: yìpiáo shuǐ pō dào dìshang, xiǎng shōu yě shōu bù qǐlai
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄛㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄕㄤ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄡㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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