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一言既出駟馬難追
  jat1 jin4 gei3 ceot1 si3 maa5 naan4 zeoi1   jyutping
  yi4 yan2 ji4 chu1 si4 ma3 nan2 zhui1   pinyin
it is difficult to take back a promise

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
一言既出駟馬難追 / 一言既出驷马难追

This word has been viewed 1903 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 20th Sep 2009 16:41 and last edited on 17th Jan 2013 00:49
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Characters in this word:

 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 jin4  -  words, speech
 gei3  -  as well as; since
 ceot1  -  go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce
 si3  -  team of 4 horses
 maa5  -  horse
 naan4 naan6  -  difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame
 zeoi1  -  chase; seek
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