君子一言，驷马难追
jūn​zǐ​yī​yán​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī

a nobleman's word is his bond

  • created sense approved 君子一言，驷马难追/君子一言，駟馬難追 · jūn​zǐ​yī​yán​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī · a nobleman's word is his bond — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    君子一言，驷马难追 / 君子一言，駟馬難追

    jūn​zǐ​yī​yán​sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī

    a nobleman's word is his bond

    A promise made by a person of integrity cannot be taken back, just as a team of four horses cannot catch up with a spoken word.

    君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman 一言 (literal) → 一言 · yī​yán · one word ， (non_chinese) 驷马难追 (literal) → 驷马难追/駟馬難追 · sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī · what is said cannot be unsaid

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    created sense