泼水难收 in English po1 shui3 nan2 shou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiomatic expression); irreversible change

Simplified Characters

泼 水 难 收

Traditional Characters

潑 水 難 收

Pinyin

po1 shui3 nan2 shou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

泼po1to splash 水shui3surname Shui 难nan2difficult (to...) 收shou1to receive