好马不吃回头草，好汉不买后悔药好馬不吃回頭草，好漢不買後悔藥好馬不吃回頭草，好漢不買後悔藥

a good horse doesn't eat the grass behind it; a true man doesn't buy regret medicine

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: A person of resolve doesn't go back on a decision or retrace steps, and doesn't dwell on regrets. Approving, though sometimes used to justify stubbornness.

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Simplified: 好马不吃回头草，好汉不买后悔药
Traditional (Taiwan): 好馬不吃回頭草，好漢不買後悔藥
Pinyin: hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo, hǎohàn bù mǎi hòuhuǐyào
Bopomofo: ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ，ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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