Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「覆水難收」.
The idiom 「覆水難收」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Water spilled on the ground is difficult to recover. It is a metaphor that things have become a done deal and cannot be reversed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fù shuǐ nán shōu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fuk1 seui2 naan4 sau1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
