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一言既出，駟馬難追
简 一言既出，驷马难追 · 繁 一言既出，駟馬難追Mandarin · pinyin yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
Meanings
- lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
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- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 言
- yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
- 既
- jì · already; de facto; since; then
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 駟
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- 馬
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- 難
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- 追
- zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
- 驷
- sì · team of four horses; horses
- 马
- mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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jat1 jin4 gei3 ceot1 ，si3 maa5 naan4 zeoi1
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