yī​yán​jì​chū​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī

a promise must be kept

Senses

一言既出,驷马难追/ 一言既出,駟馬難追 yī​yán​jì​chū​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī (also yì​yán​jì​chū​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī) a promise must be kept

Literally "once a word is spoken, even a team of four horses cannot chase it back"; used to emphasize that a person must stand by their word and keep their promises.

一言既出,驷马难追/ 一言既出,駟馬難追 yī​yán​jì​chū​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī a word spoken cannot be withdrawn

once something is said, it cannot be taken back even by a team of four horses; a promise must be kept

References

see 驷马难追/駟馬難追 一言既出,驷马难追/一言既出,駟馬難追
synonym 驷不及舌/駟不及舌 一言既出,驷马难追/一言既出,駟馬難追