一言既出，驷马难追
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
idiom
Traditional: 一言既出，駟馬難追
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- (idiom) lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
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Related Words
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
→一言为重(yī yán wéi zhòng)— each word carries weight
→一诺千金(yī nuò qiān jīn)— a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
→千金一诺(qiān jīn yī nuò)— a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
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