"開弓沒有回頭箭" meaning in Chinese

See 開弓沒有回頭箭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siːn³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 开弓没有回头箭 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 開弓沒有回頭箭
  1. there's no turning back after you make an important decision
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "开弓没有回头箭",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "開弓沒有回頭箭",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "The arrow that left the bow never returns",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there's no turning back after you make an important decision"
      ],
      "id": "en-開弓沒有回頭箭-zh-proverb-vdsUYHdE"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaigong méiyǒu huéitóu jiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kʻai¹-kung¹ mei²-yu³ hui²-tʻou² chien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kāi-gūng méi-yǒu hwéi-tóu jyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaigong meiyeou hweitour jiann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kajgun mɛjju xuejtou czjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "кайгун мэйю хуэйтоу цзянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hōi gūng muht yáuh wùih tàuh jin"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁹ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ dzin³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mud⁶ yeo⁵ wui⁴ teo⁴ jin³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siːn³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "開弓沒有回頭箭"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "开弓没有回头箭",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "開弓沒有回頭箭",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "The arrow that left the bow never returns",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 回",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 弓",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 有",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 沒",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 箭",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 開",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there's no turning back after you make an important decision"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaigong méiyǒu huéitóu jiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kʻai¹-kung¹ mei²-yu³ hui²-tʻou² chien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kāi-gūng méi-yǒu hwéi-tóu jyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kaigong meiyeou hweitour jiann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kajgun mɛjju xuejtou czjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "кайгун мэйю хуэйтоу цзянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ zin³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hōi gūng muht yáuh wùih tàuh jin"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mut⁹ jau⁵ wui⁴ tau⁴ dzin³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hoi¹ gung¹ mud⁶ yeo⁵ wui⁴ teo⁴ jin³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ wuːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siːn³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "開弓沒有回頭箭"
}

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