not cry over spilled milk(chéng shì bù shuō)

not cry over spilled milk

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch é ngsh ì B ù Shu ō, which originally refers to the fact that it has been done, so don't explain it again; later refers to the fact that it has passed, so don't explain it again. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

Idiom explanation

Say: commentary.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Bayi chapter: "Zi Wen said," if you don't say what you've done, then you don't remonstrate and let bygones be bygones. " Xing min Shu said, "it's done. You can't say it any more."

Idiom usage

Don't talk about old things again. Let bygones be bygones. We used to treat wine and water separately. Let's say we are going to have a farewell party. The sixth chapter of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty, biography of Gao Lu in Wei Shu, said: "if you see the temple, you can think about Huaihai, even if you don't say what happened."

Chinese PinYin : chéng shì bù shuō