一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一 | 言 | 既 | 出 | 駟 | 馬 | 追 | 難 |
| いち Grade: 1 |
ごん Grade: 2 |
すで Grade: S |
い Grade: 1 |
し Hyōgaiji |
ば Grade: 2 |
お Grade: 3 |
がた Grade: 6 |
| goon | goon | kun’yomi | kun’yomi | on’yomi | kan’yōon | kun’yomi | kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 一言既出，駟馬難追／一言既出，驷马难追.
Proverb
一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し • (ichigon sude ni izureba shiba mo oi gatashi)
- a word once spoken is hard to catch even with a four-horse carriage; a word once spoken cannot be undone
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