泼水容易收水难潑水容易收水難潑水容易收水難

spilling water is easy; gathering it back is hard

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: It's easy to say something but hard to take it back, so be careful what you say.

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Simplified: 泼水容易收水难
Traditional (Taiwan): 潑水容易收水難
Pinyin: pōshuǐ róngyì shōu shuǐ nán
Bopomofo: ㄆㄛㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄡㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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