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Word Definition - 覆水难收
fù shuǐ nán shōu
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom); it's no use crying over spilt milk; what's done is done and can't be reversed; the damage is done; once divorced, there's no reuniting
Individual Character Details
覆
fù
水
shuǐ, shuǐ
难
nán, nàn
收
shōu