黑墨落在白纸上，钉子砸在木头里黑墨落在白紙上，釘子砸在木頭里黑墨落在白紙上，釘子砸在木頭里

black ink on white paper, a nail hammered into wood

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: What is done is done and cannot be changed. Close to 'what's done is done'.

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Simplified: 黑墨落在白纸上，钉子砸在木头里
Traditional (Taiwan): 黑墨落在白紙上，釘子砸在木頭里
Pinyin: hēimò luò zài báizhǐ shàng, dīngzi zá zài mùtou lǐ
Bopomofo: ㄏㄟㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˇ ㄕㄤˋ，ㄉㄧㄥ ˙ㄗㄗㄚˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄊㄡㄌㄧˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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