"好馬不吃回頭草" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo [Phonetic:háomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hǎo mǎ bù chih huéitóu cǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hao³ ma³ pu⁴ chʻih¹ hui²-tʻou² tsʻao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hǎu mǎ bù chr̄ hwéi-tóu tsǎu [Mandarin, Yale], hao maa bu chy hweitour tsao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хао ма бу чи хуэйтоу цао [Mandarin, Palladius], xao ma bu či xuejtou cao [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: Literally: A good horse does not look back to eat grass. Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 好馬不吃回頭草
  1. A smart person does not dwell on past actions.
    Sense id: en-好馬不吃回頭草-zh-proverb-sWwwnGUT Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs

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      "zh-pron": "hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo [Phonetic:háomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo]"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎo mǎ bù chih huéitóu cǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hao³ ma³ pu⁴ chʻih¹ hui²-tʻou² tsʻao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎu mǎ bù chr̄ hwéi-tóu tsǎu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hao maa bu chy hweitour tsao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "хао ма бу чи хуэйтоу цао"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xao ma bu či xuejtou cao"
    },
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      "ipa": "/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "other": "[Phonetic: háomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo]"
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      "ipa": "/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo [Phonetic:háomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo]"
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      "zh-pron": "hǎo mǎ bù chih huéitóu cǎo"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "hao³ ma³ pu⁴ chʻih¹ hui²-tʻou² tsʻao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hǎu mǎ bù chr̄ hwéi-tóu tsǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hao maa bu chy hweitour tsao"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "хао ма бу чи хуэйтоу цао"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "xao ma bu či xuejtou cao"
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      "ipa": "/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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