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it is no use crying over spilt milk; what's done can't be undone; spilled water cannot be gathered up

fù shuǐ nán shōu

覆 水 难 收

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slmetait is no use crying over spilt milk; what's done can't be undone; spilled water cannot be gathered up
- cháng yán dào fù shuǐ nán shōu hòu huǐ yě yú shì wú bǔ
  常言道，覆水难收，后悔也于事无补。
  As the saying goes, it's no use crying over spilt milk.
synonym
mù yǐ chéng zhōu木已成舟 pō shuǐ nán shōu泼水难收

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