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一言既出，驷马难追【yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī】

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

一言既出，驷马难追【yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī】

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

一

HSK 11

含义one; a, an; alone

拼音yī

言

HSK 24

含义words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149

拼音yán

既

HSK 44

含义already; de facto; since; then

拼音jì

出

HSK 11

含义go out, send out; stand; produce

拼音chū

驷

含义team of four horses; horses

拼音sì

马

HSK 1

含义horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

拼音mǎ

难

HSK 1

含义difficult, arduous, hard; unable

拼音nán

追

HSK 31

含义pursue, chase after; expel

拼音zhuī