泼出的水，说出的话潑出的水，說出的話潑出的水，説出的話

water thrown out, words spoken

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Words once spoken can't be taken back, like spilled water, so you must keep your word and speak carefully. Close to "what's said can't be unsaid."

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Simplified: 泼出的水，说出的话
Traditional (Taiwan): 潑出的水，說出的話
Traditional (Hong Kong): 潑出的水，説出的話
Pinyin: pō chū de shuǐ, shuōchū de huà
Bopomofo: ㄆㄛㄔㄨ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄕㄨㄛㄔㄨ ˙ㄉㄜㄏㄨㄚˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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