what is done can 't be undone(fǎn shuǐ bù shōu)

what is done can 't be undone

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ǎ nshu ǐ B ù sh ō u, which means that the water has been spilled out and can't be taken back; it means that it can't be retrieved. From the book of the later Han Dynasty, the first chapter of Emperor Guangwu.

The origin of Idioms

In the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Fan Ye's book of the later Han Dynasty, the first chapter of Emperor Guangwu's annals, it is said that "if you turn back on water and refuse to accept it, you will never be able to repent."

Idiom usage

The metaphor is irreparable. example everyone knows the truth.

Idiom story

During the Shang Dynasty, Jiang Shang (Jiang Taigong) had learned a lot and was proficient in the art of war. However, because of his poor family, his wife Ma left him when he saw that he was old and worthless. He had to go fishing in a hut by the Weishui river for a living. King Wen of Zhou worshipped him as his national teacher. Jiang Taigong helped King Wen of Zhou to destroy the Shang Dynasty. His wife asked to get back together. He took a basin of water and splashed the ground. If he could get back, he would get back.

Chinese PinYin : fǎn shuǐ bù shōu