pō chū qù de shuǐ

Traditional: 潑出去的水

泼出去的水 (pō chū qù de shuǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “spilt water; (fig.) sth that can not be retrieved; spilt milk”.

Meanings

  1. 1spilt water
  2. 2(fig.) sth that can not be retrieved
  3. 3spilt milk

Characters in 泼出去的水

泼pō · to splash出chū · to go out; to come out去qù · to go的de · of; ~'s (possessive particle)水shuǐ · water

Related words

的of; ~'s (possessive particle)的a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的really and truly的(bound form) bull's-eye; target去to go是的yes, that's right出to go out; to come out出variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)过去(in the) past; former; previous过去(verb suffix)

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