"覆水盆に返らず" meaning in Japanese

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        "lit": "It is hard to retrieve spilt water",
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        "don't cry over spilt milk."
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      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟kɯ̟sɨi bo̞ɲ̟ ɲ̟i ka̠e̞ɾa̠zɨ]"
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      "roman": "kōkai saki ni tatazu",
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