墙头儿上跑马,有去路无回路牆頭兒上跑馬,有去路無回路牆頭兒上跑馬,有去路無回路

racing a horse along a wall top: a way forward but no way back

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Once done, a matter cannot be reversed. Said of an irreversible step; like 'no turning back'.

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Simplified: 墙头儿上跑马,有去路无回路
Traditional (Taiwan): 牆頭兒上跑馬,有去路無回路
Pinyin: qiáng tóur shàng pǎomǎ,yǒu qùlù wú huílù
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄕㄤˋ ㄆㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ,ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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