what has been cannot be withdrawn
If you say something, you can't take it back. It's the same as "it's hard to recover.".
Idiom explanation
what has been cannot be withdrawn
sìmǎmòzhuī
"Explanation" means that if you say something, you can't take it back. It must be counted. It's the same as "it's hard to recover.".
Idioms and allusions
[source] Chapter 28 of the history of Zen by Fang Ruhao of the Ming Dynasty: "Chang Tai says:" if you say something, you can't change it. "
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate and clause; used for people to keep their word.
Chinese PinYin : sì mǎ mò zhuī
what has been cannot be withdrawn
to be in deep anxiety day seems like a year. dù rì rú suì
it was as though a tiger left his hills and descended to the plains. hǔ luò píng yáng
have a boundless good flavour. qí wèi wú qióng
like throwing stones into the water. rú shí tóu shuǐ