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潑水難收
简 泼水难收 · 繁 潑水難收Mandarin · pinyin pō shuǐ nán shōu
Meanings
- water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change
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1–3–2–1 · po1 shui3 nan2 shou1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
put3 seoi2 naan4 sau1
Cantonese word readings for 潑水難收. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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put3 seoi2 naan4 sau1
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