覆水难收
覆水难收覆水難收
- 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
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 覆 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 覆水難收。 What is done cannot be undone.
- 覆水难收。 What happened can't be undone.
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