字词 | 一言既出, 驷马难追。 |
释义 | 一言既出, 驷马难追。 Yī yán jì chū, sìmǎ nán zhuī.* 一言既出, 駟馬難追。 Lit Once a word [has been] said, [even] a team of four horses cannot overtake it. Fig What has been said cannot be unsaid. Note [Cf. the Song dynasty author Ouyang Xiu's Bǐ Shuō; JW, chap. 83; see also jūnzǐ yī yán above; note: sìmǎ-nánzhuī is used alone as a set phrase meaning “What has been said cannot be unsaid.”] Topics Bǐ Shuō CAUTION COMMITMENT JW Ouyang Xiu PROMISES sìmǎ-nánzhuī TALK WORDS |
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