Chinese–English

覆水难收

fù shuǐ nán shōu · fu shui nan shou

Traditional 覆水難收

Meaning

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  1. spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
  2. it's no use crying over spilt milk
  3. what's done is done and can't be reversed
  4. the damage is done
  5. once divorced, there's no reuniting
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