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一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し
Hiragana
ひとことすでにいずればしばもおいがたし / いちごんすでにいずればしばもおいがたし
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
一度口から出た言葉は、どんなに後悔しても取り消すことは難しいという戒めのことわざ。発言には十分注意すべきだという教えを含む。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いったことばは元にもどせないので、よく考えてから話すべきだといういましめ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
话一出口就难以收回 / 说出的话必须算数，不能反悔 / 说话要谨慎
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
話一出口便難以收回。 / 言語一旦說出就無法挽回。 / 說話要慎重，因為發言難以補救。
Korean Meaning
한번 뱉은 말은 주워 담기 어렵다 / 한번 한 말은 되돌릴 수 없다
Vietnamese Meaning
Lời đã nói ra khó thu lại. / Một lời nói ra rồi không thể rút lại. / Trót nói rồi, khó cứu vãn.
Tagalog Meaning
Ang salitang nasabi na ay hindi na maibabalik. / Mag-ingat sa pananalita; isipin bago magsalita. / Ang binitawang salita’y mahirap nang habulin o bawiin.
Sense（1）
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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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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一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難し
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He quoted the proverb 'Once a word leaves your mouth, you cannot chase it back even with the swiftest horse' to teach me to choose my words carefully.
He quoted the proverb 'Once a word leaves your mouth, you cannot chase it back even with the swiftest horse' to teach me to choose my words carefully.
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彼は一言既に出ずれば駟馬も追い難しということわざを引用して、言葉を慎重に選ぶべきだと教えてくれました。
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