好馬不吃回頭草

Chinese
good; well; be fond of horse; surname not; no
 
eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 to turn round; to turn one's head back; to repent
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (好馬不吃回頭草) 好 馬 不 吃 回頭 草
simp. (好马不吃回头草) 好 马 不 吃 回头 草

Etymology

Literally: A good horse does not look back to eat grass.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo [Phonetic: háomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎo mǎ bù chih huéitóu cǎo
      • Wade–Giles: hao3 ma3 pu4 chʻih1 hui2-tʻou2 tsʻao3
      • Yale: hǎu mǎ bù chr̄ hwéi-tóu tsǎu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hao maa bu chy hweitour tsao
      • Palladius: хао ма бу чи хуэйтоу цао (xao ma bu či xuejtou cao)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

好馬不吃回頭草

  1. A smart person does not dwell on past actions.
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