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一言既出駟馬難追 (jat1 jin4 gei3 ceot1 si3 maa5 naan4 zeoi1) — it is difficult to take back a promise in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一jinˎ₄言gei˗₃既ceotˉ¹出si˗₃駟maaˏ₅馬naanˎ₄難zeoiˉ¹追
简 一言既出驷马难追
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4 yan2 ji4 chu1 si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1

Meaning of 一言既出駟馬難追

nounit is difficult to take back a promise

Characters in 一言既出駟馬難追

一jat1
one; a; an; the
言jin4
Kangxi radical 149
既gei3
already; de facto
出ceot1
go out; come out
駟si3
team of 4 horses
馬maa5
Kangxi radical 187
難naan4
unpleasant; bad; offensive
追zeoi1
chase; run after; pursue

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