"覆水盆に返らず" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝi bõ̞ɲ̟ ɲ̟i ka̠e̞ɾa̠zɨᵝ] Forms: 覆水盆に返らず [canonical] (ruby: 覆(ふく), 水(すい), 盆(ぼん), 返(かえ)), fukusui bon ni kaerazu [romanization]
Etymology: Partial calque of Literary Chinese 覆水難收 (fùshuǐnánshōu, literally “It is hard to retrieve spilt water”). Originally read as 覆水収(ふくすいおさ)め難(がた)し (fukusui osame-gatashi) in kanbun kundoku. This form literally means "spilt water does not return to the basin". The back-formation of this form in pseudo-kanbun would be 覆水不返盆. Etymology templates: {{partial calque|ja|lzh|覆水難收|lit=It is hard to retrieve spilt water|sort=ふくすいぼんにかえらず}} Partial calque of Literary Chinese 覆水難收 (fùshuǐnánshōu, literally “It is hard to retrieve spilt water”), {{ja-r|覆水収め難し|ふくすい おさめ-がたし}} 覆水収(ふくすいおさ)め難(がた)し (fukusui osame-gatashi), {{lang|zh|覆水不返盆}} 覆水不返盆 Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|ふくすい ぼん に かえらず}} 覆(ふく)水(すい)盆(ぼん)に返(かえ)らず • (fukusui bon ni kaerazu)
  1. Once a married couple divorce, they cannot reconcile.
    Sense id: en-覆水盆に返らず-ja-proverb-XBenv7Hd Categories (other): Japanese proverbs, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese proverbs: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52
  2. don't cry over spilt milk.
    Sense id: en-覆水盆に返らず-ja-proverb-fE6oXOXw Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese proverbs, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 30 70 Disambiguation of Japanese proverbs: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 後悔先に立たず (kōkai saki ni tatazu) (ruby: 後悔先(こうかいさき), 立(た))

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