一言既出，驷马难追 in English yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiomatic expression); a promise must be kept

Simplified Characters

一 言 既 出 ， 驷 马 难 追

Traditional Characters

一 言 既 出 ， 駟 馬 難 追

Pinyin

yi1 yan2 ji4 chu1 , si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 言yan2words 既ji4already 出chu1to go out ， 驷si4team of 4 horses 马ma3surname Ma 难nan2difficult (to...) 追zhui1to sculpt