说出的话，泼出的水說出的話，潑出的水説出的話，潑出的水

words spoken are like water spilled

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: What you've said can't be taken back, so mean what you say. Close to "what's said is said" or "you can't unring the bell".

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

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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