fù shuǐ nán shōu

Translation

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

Synonyms

Examples

  • 覆水难收
    What is done cannot be undone.
Chinese Tones