Vocabulary
What does 覆水盆に返らず (ふくすいぼんにかえらず) mean?
覆水盆に返らず (ふくすいぼんにかえらず) means what is done cannot be undone (lit. spilt water does not return to the basin).
| Reading | ふくすいぼんにかえらず |
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覆水盆に返らずふくすいぼんにかえらず
TOPICS
what is done cannot be undone (lit. spilt water does not return to the basin)
Example sentences
一度言ってしまった言葉は取り消せない。覆水盆に返らずだ。
Words once spoken cannot be taken back. What is spilled cannot be returned to the basin.