覆水难收

覆水难收覆水難收 shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1

  • 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.

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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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