覆水盆に返らず
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 覆 | 水 | 盆 | 返 |
| ふく Grade: S |
すい Grade: 1 |
ぼん Grade: S |
かえ Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | ||
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of Literary Chinese 覆水難收 (fùshuǐnánshōu, literally “It is hard to retrieve spilt water”). Originally read as 覆水収め難し (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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
覆水盆に返らず • (fukusui bon ni kaerazu)
- Once a married couple divorce, they cannot reconcile.
- don't cry over spilt milk.
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 覆 read as ふく
- Japanese terms spelled with 水 read as すい
- Japanese terms spelled with 盆 read as ぼん
- Japanese terms spelled with 返 read as かえ
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- Japanese terms derived from Literary Chinese
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proverbs
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
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- Japanese terms written with four Han script characters