覆水難收 in Chinese

IPA: /fu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fʊk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ naːn²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /fu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/, /fʊk̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ naːn²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fùshuǐnánshōu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fuk¹ seoi² naan⁴ sau¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], fùshuǐnánshōu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fùshuěinánshou [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fu⁴-shui³-nan²-shou¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fù-shwěi-nán-shōu [Mandarin, Yale], fuhshoeinanshou [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фушуйнаньшоу [Mandarin, Palladius], fušujnanʹšou [Mandarin, Palladius], fūk séui nàahn sāu [Cantonese, Yale], fuk⁷ soey² naan⁴ sau¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fug¹ sêu² nan⁴ seo¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: First attested in the Book of the Later Han. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 覆水難收

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      "zh-pron": "fùshuǐnánshōu"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ"
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      "zh-pron": "fuk¹ seoi² naan⁴ sau¹"
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      "zh-pron": "fùshuěinánshou"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "fu⁴-shui³-nan²-shou¹"
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      "zh-pron": "fù-shwěi-nán-shōu"
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      "zh-pron": "fuhshoeinanshou"
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      "zh-pron": "fušujnanʹšou"
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      "zh-pron": "fūk séui nàahn sāu"
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      "zh-pron": "fuk⁷ soey² naan⁴ sau¹"
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      "zh-pron": "fug¹ sêu² nan⁴ seo¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/fu⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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      "zh-pron": "fu⁴-shui³-nan²-shou¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "fù-shwěi-nán-shōu"
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      "zh-pron": "fuhshoeinanshou"
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      "zh-pron": "fūk séui nàahn sāu"
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      "zh-pron": "fuk⁷ soey² naan⁴ sau¹"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "fug¹ sêu² nan⁴ seo¹"
    },
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"覆水難收" meaning in Chinese

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