sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī

what is said cannot be unsaid

Senses

驷马难追/ 駟馬難追 sì​mǎ​nán​zhuī what is said cannot be unsaid

A team of four horses cannot catch up with a spoken word; used to mean that once something is said, it cannot be taken back

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